Love is an emotion that has been celebrated and romanticised in literature since time immemorial.
From classic novels to contemporary literature, love has been a recurring theme that has inspired writers to pen some of the most beautiful and moving love quotes.
These love quotes have the power to stir our souls and leave us feeling hopeful, optimistic, and deeply in love. In this article, we will explore some of the most heartwarming and romantic love quotes from books that are sure to make your heart swoon.
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” - Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
“I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.” - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity and everlasting love.” - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
“I am yours, don't give myself back to me.” - Rumi, The Essential Rumi
“I cannot let you burn me up, nor can I resist you. No mere human can stand in a fire and not be consumed.” - A.S. Byatt, Possession
“I loved her not for the way she danced with my angels, but for the way the sound of her name silenced my demons.” - Christopher Poindexter
“I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity and everlasting love.” - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
“I loved you like a man loves a woman he never touches, only writes to, keeps little photographs of.” - Charles Bukowski, Love is a Dog From Hell
“I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.” - John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
“I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
“The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.” - Jane Austen, Love and Friendship
“I loved you then, and I love you now, and I have never stopped loving you.” - Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
“I loved you before I even knew the name for it. Everyday I'd sit beside you, inhaling your scent, looking at your beautiful face. Every night, dreaming about you. You eclipsed everything else.” - J.D. Robb, Ceremony in Death
“I am yours, don't give myself back to me.” - Rumi, The Essential Rumi
“I don’t want to live, I want to love first and live incidentally.” - Zelda Fitzgerald, Save Me the Waltz
“He was my North, my South, my East and West, my working week and my Sunday rest.” - W.H. Auden, Stop All the Clocks
“I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.” - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.” - Rumi, The Essential Rumi
“My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am as a pleasure to myself, but as my own being.” - Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope.” - Jane Austen, Persuasion
“The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.” - Jane Austen, Love and Friendship
“I loved you like a man loves a woman he never touches, only writes to, keeps little photographs of.” - Charles Bukowski, Love is a Dog From Hell
“You are the one girl that made me risk everything for a future worth having.” - Simone Elkeles, Perfect Chemistry
“Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.” - Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” - William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
“I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity and everlasting love.” - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
“If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.” - Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
“I am yours, don't give myself back to me.” - Rumi, The Essential Rumi
“I cannot let you burn me up, nor can I resist you. No mere human can stand in a fire and not be consumed.” - A.S. Byatt, Possession
“I loved her not for the way she danced with my angels, but for the way the sound of her name silenced my demons.” - Christopher Poindexter
“Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds.” - William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116
“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.” - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“I loved you before I even knew the name for it. Everyday I'd sit beside you, inhaling your scent, looking at your beautiful face. Every night, dreaming about you. You eclipsed everything else.” - J.D. Robb, Ceremony in Death
“I loved you then, and I love you now, and I have never stopped loving you.” - Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
“I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.” - John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” - Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
“I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.” - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“I loved you like a man loves a woman he never touches, only writes to, keeps little photographs of.” - Charles Bukowski, Love is a Dog From Hell
“I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity and everlasting love.” - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.” - Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets
“I don't want to live, I want to love first and live incidentally.” - Zelda Fitzgerald, Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
“You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.” - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese
“I am yours, don't give myself back to me.” - Rumi, The Essential Rumi
“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” - Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
“I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.” - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
“I loved you like a man loves a woman he never touches, only writes to, keeps little photographs of.” - Charles Bukowski, Love is a Dog From Hell
“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.” - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds.” - William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116
“I loved you then, and I love you now, and I have never stopped loving you.” - Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
“I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.” - John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
“I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
“I am yours, don't give myself back to me.” - Rumi, The Essential Rumi
“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever.” - Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook
“You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.” - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“I love you, not only for what you are but for what I am when I am with you.” - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese
“I am yours, don't give myself back to me.” - Rumi, The Essential Rumi
Love quotes from books are a beautiful way to express our deepest emotions and feelings.
They have the power to stir our souls and leave us feeling inspired, hopeful, and deeply in love. Whether you’re in love or simply looking for inspiration, these timeless love quotes will touch your heart and make you believe in the power of love.
So, share these beautiful love quotes with the one you love and let them know how much they mean to you.
