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Romantic Quotes

Love, complicated and otherwise.

Some quotes describe chasing a specific kind of romantic role, sweet and vulnerable, while others push back on the word itself and who really earns the label. For more in this vein, see romantic shayari.

By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the age of the small man.

Quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith

All the windows of my heart I open to the day.

Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier

Tradition wears a snowy beard, romance is always young.

Quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier

We only part to meet again.

Quotes by John Gay

If I were sufficiently romantic I suppose I'd have killed myself long ago just to make people talk about me. I haven't even got the conviction to make a successful drunkard.

Quotes by John Dos Passos

My mother was a reader; my father was a reader. Not anything particularly sophisticated. My mother read fat historical or romantic novels; my father liked to read Westerns, Zane Grey, that kind of stuff. Whatever they brought in, I read.

Quotes by John Edgar Wideman

I'm sick of playing romantic leads.

Quotes by John Corbett

Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies.

Quotes by John C. Reilly

I want to do a romantic comedy that nobody thought I could do. And then do a comedy with Dan Aykroyd that is totally different from 'The Blues Brothers.' I'm a comic actor, but I'm an actor, too.

Quotes by John Belushi

It's very difficult to have any kind of romantic feelings for a movie where you know exactly what's going to happen in the first five minutes.

Quotes by Joe Swanberg

I'm turned off by the groupie thing. I'm a romantic; I like finding the right woman, and if it works, it works.

Quotes by Joe Perry

I think we've always been fascinated with the idea of the romantic outlaw. John Gotti could be in one instance a charismatic, kind and loving family man, and in another, deadly to his enemies. The opportunity to tell the true...

Quotes by Joe Johnston

I enjoy doing romantic stories. I've done a lot of them.

Quotes by Joe Lando

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.

Quotes by Joe DiMaggio

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

Quotes by Joan Armatrading

It's hard to have a fruitful romantic life when I'm never in one place for long.

Quotes by Jinkx Monsoon

I would love to do some crazy action or even a real romantic comedy. I think that would be really exciting.

Quotes by Jillian Murray

I am deeply romantic and a genuine yet complex person.

Quotes by Jiah Khan

'Terrible' is not a word I would use in shooting romantic scenes with Scott Speedman.

Quotes by Jessy Schram

I actually have blissfully romantic views of marriage, because that has been my experience of it.

Quotes by Jez Butterworth

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about wanting to do a romantic comedy?
Yes - one expresses interest in a specific style: "I want to do a romantic comedy. Like a 'When Harry Met Sally' romantic comedy... A really sweet, show-my-vulnerability kind of role."
Is there a funny, self-deprecating story about a romantic evening gone wrong?
Yes - one recounts an awkward mishap: breaking a nose in gym class, then attending a debutante ball the next week "wearing a tux and a big, honking bandage." As the quote puts it, "Not the romantic night she had in mind." If you enjoy quotes like this, our Jokes collection has more lighthearted takes.
Is there a quote comparing 'romantic' to something unexpected?
Yes - one uses the word in a critical, unconventional way, comparing calling active traders 'investors' to calling someone who "repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.'"
Is there a quote here about the limits of romantic feelings?
Yes - one draws a firm boundary, describing "romantic feelings for a 12-year-old" as being "like entering into a fantasy world."
Where can I find more romantic content beyond quotes?
If you'd like more than quotes, browse our Shayari, Ghazals, or Status collections for other romantic formats.

A few recall romance gone comically wrong, like a bandaged nose ruining a formal evening. Related collections include romantic ghazals and romantic jokes.