#romantic

I’m going to carry you now,” he told her, “so we can move even faster. I’m not asking you, I’m telling you. Any response from you is unnecessary and unwelcome. ↗

— Suzanne Brockmann

#romantic-suspense #romantic

You realise that trying to keep your distance from me will not lessen my affection for you,” he said. ↗

— John Green

#romantic #young-adult #romantic

So I guess you were hopelessly romantic and easily distracted, a B-plus mother, certainly good enough to get into Matriarchal State University but not quite good enough for St. Mary's College of the Blessed Womb Warriors. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#romantic

You persist in this romantic vision of what it is to be a vampire, but despite my best efforts to curb it I have a taste for blood. ↗

— Deborah Harkness

#romantic

I'm not stalking her," I insisted. "I'm making sure she's safe. Besides, how could you stalk Lori McGillicuddy? She'd see you and come out to your truck and say, "Hi, I'm Lori. Are you my stalker? It's so neat to meet you! While you're stuck here watching my every move, can I bring you anything? Sweet tea? ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#adam-vader #boys-next-door #comedy #echols #endless-summer

I need to explain all this to Adam in private. I can't get McGillicuddy to explain it to him. Something will be lost in translation." "Well, excuse me that I can't look at him all googly-eyed," my brother said. "And he's liable to punch you," I said. ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#adam-vader #boys-next-door #comedy #echols #endless-summer

I am eternally, devastatingly romantic, and I thought people would see it because 'romantic' doesn't mean 'sugary.' It's dark and tormented — the furor of passion, the despair of an idealism that you can't attain. ↗

— Catherine Breillat

#the-last-mistress #romantic

Nïx clasped her hands over her chest, sighing, “He gave you his heart. That’s so romantic. So much better than a candy heart. Those get stuck in the fangs, you know. ↗

— Kresley Cole

#romantic

Kiss thy lips and you will see what thou create. ↗

— Santosh Kalwar

#lips #romantic #romantic

Dead woman are not romantic,' Sophie said flatly. 'Okay, she's not dead,' Phin said. 'The bear ate her, and she came her brains out. ↗

— Jennifer Crusie

#julie-ann #romantic