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110 Romantic Love Quotes for Her That Are Short But Powerful

These simple yet touching words will make your wife or girlfriend's heart melt.

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If you’re fortunate to have a special woman in your life, don’t take it for granted. Instead, let her know just how much she means to you every chance you get. Need some inspiration? We’ve rounded up the best love quotes for her that you can use to express your ongoing adoration. Rest assured, these lovey-dovey words will make your wife or girlfriend fall even deeper in love with you.

With lyrics from love songs by Billie Eilish to lines from classic romantic movies like Love Jones, this collection of love quotes for her features a variety of sweet sentiments that are sure to make her swoon. We’ve also included quotes from legendary writers and poets like Maya Angelou and A.A. Milne because who can capture the beauty of love better than prolific wordsmiths?

Of course, any day is an opportunity to shower her with sappy messages, but these love quotes are perfect for special occasions. Whether it’s her birthday, anniversary, or Valentine’s Day, these sweet messages will resonate and remind her of why you’re her significant other. Writing them inside a birthday card or attached to a thoughtful gift for her is always a good idea. If she’s attached to her phone, post them as an Instagram caption along with your favorite couple photo or send it as an unexpected text to get her attention.

Remember, it doesn’t matter if you’ve been together for months or decades, letting the lady in your life know how much you love her is always right on time.

1

Aristotle

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"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."

2

Dr. Maya Angelou

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"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."

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Henry Miller

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"The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love."

4

Mark Twain

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"I am grateful that you were born, that your love is mine, and our two lives are woven and welded together."

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5

Melvin Udall, 'As Good As It Gets'

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"You make me want to be a better man."

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A.A. Milne

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“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you."

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Adele, "Make You Feel My Love"

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"There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do to make you feel my love."

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Alfred Tennyson

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"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever."

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Billie Eilish, “Ocean Eyes”

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"I've never fallen from quite this high. Falling into your ocean eyes."

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Darius Lovehall, 'Love Jones'

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'Who am I?' Well, they call me Brother to the night. And right now I'm the blues in your left thigh ... trying to become the funk in your right. Is that all right?"

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11

Amy Bloom

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"You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”

12

Bob Dylan

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"I could make you happy, make your dreams come true. Nothing that I wouldn't do. Go to the ends of the earth for you to make you feel my love."

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13

Bridget Jones's Diary

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“I like you very much, just as you are.”

14

Charles de Leusse

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“'I love you' begins by I, but it ends up by you."

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15

Eleanor Di Guillo

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"Your love shines in my heart as the sun that shines upon the earth."

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Ernest Hemingway

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“I am so in love with you that there isn’t anything else.”

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Jamie McGuire

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"I knew the second I met you that there was something about you I needed. Turns out it wasn't something about you at all. It was just you."

18

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.”

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Jorge Luis Borges

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"Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time."

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Leo Christopher

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“I find the most beautiful moments of life aren't just with you but because of you.”

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Karla Pope is a longtime writer, editor and blogger with more than two decades of editorial experience. She’s written for a variety of outlets including Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Travel + Leisure, Tripadvisor, People, Parade and more. Her coverage includes travel, lifestyle, entertainment and wellness content. When she's not exploring the world with her family, you can find her curled up on the couch watching a documentary and eating gummy bears. 

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