Anniversary Quotes
There is no anniversary collection behind this page. It is put together from the pages on love, marriage, romance and time, then sorted by quality, so what comes up first is whatever those four pages rate highest.
Expect poems and passages from novels more than card lines. Some of the best material here only works with the sentences around it, which is why each quote links to its own page with the source and the notes. If you plan to put one in print, check the flag first: a line marked misattributed is fine to enjoy and risky to credit.
Wayward beauty doth not fancy move,
A frown forbids, a smile engendereth love.
The language of marriage is often the language of ownership rather than the language of partnership.
I want to really live in the present, and find love and joy in the world around me.
I don’t know how long I can keep lying to someone I want to love.
Why can't one love with one's body those whom one loves with one's heart?
It’s a shame everyone is so afraid of sharks but we love our monsters.
Life is so much a daily exercise in learning to love yourself and forgive yourself, over and over.
“A person who truly loves their country builds it rather than destroys it.”