7 Romantic Book Lines to Fall in Love with This Valentine's Day

William Shakespeare wrote that, "Love makes fools of us all," but he also gave us Romeo and Juliet…so he was used to dealing with some extreme cases. Love can make us feel a million different things, and writers have been trying to put those feelings into words as long as stories have been told. We asked on Facebook and Twitter: What's the most romantic line you've ever read? Your top picks are below.
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once."
The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green
by John Green
"I wish you to know that you were the last dream of my soul."
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
by Charles Dickens
"Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it."
Jazz
by Toni Morrison
by Toni Morrison
"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it…"
Persuasion
by Jane Austen
by Jane Austen
"So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
by Paulo Coelho
"In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
by Jane Austen
What book line captures love the best for you? Tell us in the comments! And if you're still feeling the love, check out all the authors and exclusive excerpts we featured during #RomanceWeek2016.
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Why Persuasion is my favourite Austen - an older protagonist & hope for second chances :)

- The One
Kiera Cass


― Mary Balogh, The Devil's Web
“Where you go, I shall go; where you die, I shall die, and there will I be buried.”
― Rosamund Hodge, Cruel Beauty

― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
By far the best "love" quote ever!

I sighed softly. She was absolutely right.
Love was beautiful fear.”
― Kiera Cass, The Elite

― Tarryn Fisher, Mud Vein

Why Persuasion is my favourite Austen - an older protagonist &..."
I completely agree! Love it so much.

Shatter me
Tahereh Mafi

Shatter me
Tahereh Mafi"
Awe, I love this quote and the scene in the book! :)

- The One
Kiera Cass"
*sobbing*

- The One
Kiera Cass"
*sobbing*"
Haven't read "The One" yet, but I'm already sobbing too! Its so sweet! :) <3

― Mary Balogh, The Devil's Web
“..."It wasn't Rosamund Hodge.
"Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me." -- Ruth

She smiled through her tears. "Monseigneur, I would so much rather be the last woman than the first,” she said.'
These Old Shades, Georgette Heyer

wow. I didn't even know that. Thanx for telling me. I love this quote too.

Dr. Manhattan - Watchmen

Haha, Love this! :)

I really like this quote! :) No, I really love this quote! :) <3


You're welcome! I used the Ruth quote for my wedding vow.

"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it…" by Jane Austen
By the way the title is :"Persuasion" not "Persuasian" :-)


The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho

- The One
Kiera Cass"
*sobbing*"
Yes

Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."
Hoping someone other than I, would fondly think of this one.

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
"For nothing, not the sun, not the rain, not even the brightest star in the darkest sky, could begin to compare to the wonder of you."
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Those are a couple of my faves!


I want to hold you at night and feel your small bottom against my warm tummy.
I want to do a thousand little and big things with you, with us - you, me, together, you as part of me, and me as part of you."

- The One
Kiera Cass"
gald you recalled this... Maxon is the new Darcy!

Jazz
by Toni Morrison

--Sharon Shinn, Heart of Gold
"He leaned up on her as if there was no other support anywhere in the world, and she held him as if she would undertake no other task for all eternity."
--Sharon Shinn, Angelica
"Yes, Jenna, I love you with all of my heart. And with my atoms and molecules and electrons and whatever further breakdown you require."
--Sharon Shinn, Jenna Starborn

"I saw your portrait this morning and I felt as though I recognized a face that I knew. I felt as though you had called to me already... I shall respect you all my life, Nastasha Filippovna." - Prince Myshkin, The Idiot
"If and when you fall in love, may you be happy with her. I don't need to wish her anything, for she'll be happy with you. May your sky always be clear, may your dear smile always be bright and happy, and may you be for ever blessed for that moment of bliss and happiness which you gave to another lonely and grateful heart. Isn't such a moment sufficient for the whole of one's life?" - White Nights
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë