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.
To Chloe's breast young Cupid slily stole,
But he crept in at Myra's pocket-hole.
We must never say, even in fun, that we are disheartened, because someone might take us at our word.
One can give without loving, but one cannot love without giving
What have I done? What horrid crime committed?
To me the worst of crimes—outliv'd my liking.
I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does