11 Romantic Quotes About Love

In love with love? Whether you’re attached or still looking for that special someone, these quotes will fill your heart this Valentine’s Day.
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A Quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

"Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking together in the same direction."

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A Quote by Jean Anouilh

"Love is, above all, the gift of oneself."

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A Quote by Ian McEwan

"Love doesn't grow at a steady rate, but advances in surges, bolts, and wild leaps."

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A Quote by Victor Hugo

"The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved."

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A Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

"Familiar acts are beautiful through love."

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A Quote by Mary Anne Schwalbe

"When one sees something especially wonderful, it's always nice to have someone to share it with."

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A Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

"'Love' is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."

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A Quote by Sophocles

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love."

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A Quote by Anne-Sophie Swetchine

"To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others."

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A Quote by Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

"When one loves, one does not calculate."

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A Quote by Louisa May Alcott

"Love is a great beautifier."

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