Love

I'd be alone the rest of my life before I'd settle for less than a man that flat out adored me.

—R.K. Lilley in The Other Man

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.

—Barbara de Angelis

When you love someone, you sacrifice.

—Kiera Cass in The One

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.

—Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Even though I tried to stop feeling things for him, I just couldn't.

—Abbi Glines in Hold On Tight

It's the love that goes through the hardest trials and survives that's worth having.

—Katie Ashley in The Proposal 

Someone once told me love isn't perfect—or predictable.

—Lauren Morrill in Meant to Be

Don't break one girl's heart because you're trying to heal yourself of another one.

—Tarryn Fisher in F*ck Love

Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.

—Mason Cooley

True love is supposed to make you into a better person—uplift you.

—Emily Giffin in Love the One You're With

While falling in love is fun, it's not everything, and it's not the antidote to an unfulfilled life.

—Jessica Valenti in Full Frontal Feminism

Lies can sound awfully pretty when a girl is in love with the person telling them.

—Gabrielle Zevin in All These Things I’ve Done

Love's scary, and sometimes it's transient. But it's worth the risks and the nerves. It's even worth the pain.

—Nora Roberts in Vision in White

I hate you, but I still I miss you, and a part of me still loves you.

—Rudy Francisco

Only the broken-hearted know the truth about love.

—Mason Cooley