Quote by Anita Brookner
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after wh

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule. – Anita Brookner

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Life… is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply wont be got rid of. – Anita Brookner

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Business
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Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life. Women will never get rid of just waiting for the right man. – Anita Brookner

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Romance
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Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the others eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire. – Maggie Gallagher

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I think romantic comedy, when done right, is my favorite genre. Its just a genre thats very human. – Lena Dunham

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Mind you, Roman Holiday – which is kind of a romantic comedy – is one of my favorite films, and I think Audrey Hepburn is absolutely phenomenal in that movie. – Ellen Page

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How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said. – Victor Hugo

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