Romantic Quotes from Literature for Valentine's Day
Finding something romantic and meaningful to write inside a Valentine’s Day card can be a tricky task. Whether for your valentine, a loved one, a husband, wife, partner, girlfriend, boyfriend or just to a special friend or someone it is often difficult to find the right sentiment that will really mean something.
Here at Literary Emporium we have a range of gifts and products that are inspired by the romantic words of literary geniuses and are perfect for your Valentine's gifting needs on February 14th. Traditionally on this date people express their love and affection towards their significant others, with one of the most traditional ways to do this by giving a romantic card with a heartfelt message. We have taken inspiration from a number of our favourite authors and poets to design a number of products for this romantic occasion, and have chosen some of our favourite literary quotes that you may choose to write inside a Valentine's Day card as a great way to convey your feelings and make the occasion even more special. Here are some of what we think are the best romantic literary quotes to write inside a Valentine's Day card:
- “In case you ever foolishly forget; I am never not thinking of you." - Virginia Woolf, Selected Diaries - Available here as a Valentine's card
- "I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be." - Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
- “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights - Available here
- "I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera
- “You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known - and even that is an understatement.” – F.Scott Fitzgerald, Letter to Zelda Fitzgerald, 1939. Avalible here as a Valentine's Card
- "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 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
- "As in the soft and sweet eclipse, When soul meets soul on lovers' lips" - Percy Bysshe Shelley, Prometheus Unbound - Available here as a Valentine's Card
- "I am yours, my name is yours, my body is yours." - John Keats, Endymion
- "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
- “We loved with a love that was more than love." - Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee - Available here as a Valentine's Card
- “I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the Astonishing Light of your own Being!” - Hafiz of Shiraz. Available here as a brass bookmark
- “In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”- Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen
- “Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.” – Shakespeare, Hamlet
These quotes and romantic lines perfectly capture the essence of love and romance and are perfect for expressing your feelings of love and devotion. Literature has a way of capturing the complexity and depth of human emotions in a way that everyday language cannot. By incorporating literary quotes into a Valentine's Day card, you are not only expressing your love but also sharing a piece of literary history and culture. Why not include one of these quotes above in your romantic writing this year and send some literary love with our range of Valentine’s cards, art prints, pin badges, brass bookmarks, t-shirts, sweatshirts or gift set ranges to show that special someone how much you mean to them.
