"Posting a letter and getting married [sic] are among the few things left that are entirely romantic; for to be entirely romantic, a thing must be irrevocable"
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"The last few decades have been marked by a special cultivation of the romance of the future. We seem to have made up our minds to misunderstand what has happened; and we turn, with a sort of relief, to stating what will happen-which is apparently much easier...The modern mind is forced towards the future by a certain sense of fatigue, not unmixed with terror, with which it regards the past."
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"The piano bar is the gateway to the halls of masturbation."
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"Romance cannot be put into quantity production-the moment love becomes casual, it becomes commonplace."
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"The heaven of poetry and romance still lies around us and within us."
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"Plan B?' Ivy said. 'What is plan B?' Jenks reddened. 'Grab the fish and run like hell,' he muttered, and I almost giggled."
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"... romance is unsatisfactory as a religion. It is no use looking for the infinite in the eyes of another."
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"Movies are great, but the real romance happens right here somewhere as real close-up. Either you're the one erasing or you're the one being erased, so... It's not a pleasant feeling!"
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"Do we really need more romance attached to the act of blowing people away?"
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"The great romance of your youth is your best friend at that age."
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"A little grain of the romance is no ill ingredient to preserve and exalt the dignity of human nature, without which it is apt to degenerate into everything that is sordid, vicious and low."
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"I think every great show has that kind of romance that people just kind of yearn for."
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"I love giving flowers. It is so deliciously unlasting and romantic."
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"It's very hard for adults to maintain respect and romance so that a love affair can be sustained over years."
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"My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one."
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"Romances I ne'er read like those I have seen."
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