He is fairer than the morning star, and whiter than the moon. For his body I would give my soul, and for his love I would surrender heaven.
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Romantic literature is in effect imaginative lying.
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Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
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The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
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Always! That is a dreadful word. It makes me shudder when I hear it. Women are so fond of using it. They spoil every romance by trying to make it last...
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When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
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She is all the great heroines of the world in one. She is more than an individual. I love her, and I must make her love me. I want to make Romeo jealo...
