Romance Quote by Lesley Glaister — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Every impression ever made on a person from newborn babyhood onwards will contribute to the shape and texture of the imagination.”

“And then came Mrs Fletcher, snapping her scissors, the soft scrunch of the blades through thick hanks, the gradual sensation of lightness. Now every scrap of hair that Powell had touched was gone.”

“To think how thrilled she was when she took the job to have to sign the Official Secrets Act. It seemed so deliciously cloak and dagger, and she thought she'd become privy to important national secrets, or at least something interesting.  But it's all piffle, baffling as hell and twice as boring.”

“Just one look and then I knew that all I longed for long ago was you”

“To fall in love with someone's thoughts - the most intimate, splendid romance.”

“I’ve never heard a girl say a diamond was too big.”

“Do you think someone can change? Like maybe in a year or two? Like, do you think if maybe two people aren't right for each other right now, maybe they could be later?”

“We can talk about our dreams all night, Lisette. We can talk forever, for the rest of our lives, living one adventure after another, I promise. But not now, my darling Lisette. For now, all I can think of is the brilliance of yet another ancient Greek, Sophocles. He said, 'One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life-that word is love.' I love you, Lisette. You bring my life joy I've never known. Please, marry me.”

“No more sex.”