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Quote by Thomas Wolfe
Is this not the true romantic feeling not to desire to escape life

Is this not the true romantic feeling not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you. – Thomas Wolfe

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All things on earth point home in old October sailors to sea, travellers to walls and fences, hunters to field and hollow and the long voice of the hounds, the lover to the love he has forsaken. – Thomas Wolfe

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There is no sight on earth more appealing than the sight of a woman making dinner for someone she loves. – Thomas Wolfe

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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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Ooh, its too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets – although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept. – Gary Lineker

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For a romantic comedy to be three hours long, thats longer than most marriages. – David Fincher

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I cant remember a time when I didnt want to be a reporter. I dont know where I got the idea that it was a romantic calling. – Charles Kuralt

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