“You complete me.” – Jerry Maguire
“I would rather have one touch of her skin, one breath of her hair, than an eternity without it” – City of Angels
“You make me want to be a better man.” – As Good As It Gets
“I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” – Notting Hill
“It’s not who you love, it’s how.” – Chasing Amy
“What about you, is there someone else?” “No, but there is the dream of someone else.” – You’ve Got Mail
“If you love someone, just say it…you just say it out loud, or the moment passes you by.” – My Best Friend’s Wedding
“I miss…her smell…and the way she tastes. It’s a mystery of human chemistry and I don’t understand it. Some people, as far as your senses are concerned, just…feel…like home.” — High Fidelity
“You’re everything I never knew I always wanted.” – Fools Rush In
Game, game! What other romantic lines, from reel or real life, do you remember? It’s okay if it borders on cheesiness. I’m just trying to amuse myself today. 😆
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annabanana
December 6, 2005 at 4:48 pm (18 years ago)tones,
okay here are mine:
“Haunt me, torment me, but do not leave me alone in this void where I cannot find you.” – Wuthering Heights
“Don’t move—because this is a moment so filled with understanding that I can’t bear to see it come to an end.” – All This and Heaven Too
“No, I don’t think I will kiss you. Although you need kissing, badly. That’s whats wrong with you. You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how.” – Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind
i have these written in journal..wala lang kilig eh! 😀
happy happy day to you, toni!
Toni
December 6, 2005 at 4:52 pm (18 years ago)anna: Ayyy kilig naman! Salamat sa pag-share!
Via
December 6, 2005 at 5:04 pm (18 years ago)“When you find the one you want to spend forever with. You want forever to start right away.” -When Harry Met Sally
Jeanny
December 6, 2005 at 9:29 pm (18 years ago)the maguire romantic line is my favorite. So little said but so so meaningful. 😀
Anyway, here’s the rest of my fave love lines :
“Any man, anytime, has the chance to sweep a woman off her feet. He just needs the right broom.”–Hitch.
“…You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you.”–The Last of the Mohicans
“Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world I feel like I can’t take it, like my heart’s going to cave in.”– American Beauty
“It seems right now that all I’ve ever done in my life is making my way here to you.”–The Bridges of Madison County
you probably call them little things and yet they mean so much. The warmth of your touch, the loving protective ways that you give, your great love. Little things? well maybe they are but all those are part of why I always love you- something I wrote for our 1st anniv. 😀
JO
December 6, 2005 at 10:42 pm (18 years ago)“Oh, it was nobody’s fault but my own. I… I was looking up. It was the nearest thing to heaven. You were there. Oh darling, don’t… don’t worry, darling. If… if you can paint, I can walk. Anything can happen, don’t you think?” – Terry McKay in An Affair to Remember
Try this game – it gives you a famous line from a movie and you guess the title of the movie.
JO
December 6, 2005 at 10:43 pm (18 years ago)here’s the link to the game – http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/hangman/famous_lines.sht
Daphne
December 6, 2005 at 11:54 pm (18 years ago)With any luck, by next year – I’ll be going out with one of these girls. [shows pictures of beautiful supermodels]
But for now, let me say – Without hope or agenda – Just because it’s Christmas – And at Christmas you tell the truth -To me, you are perfect – And my wasted heart will love you – Until you look like this [picture of a mummy]
Merry Christmas
Mark – Love Actually
Dr E
December 7, 2005 at 1:45 am (18 years ago)On falling in love:
” When you fall in love, it is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake, and then it subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots are become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the desire to mate every second of the day. It is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every part of your body. No… don’t blush. I am telling you some truths. For that is just being in love; which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over, when being in love has burned away. Doesn’t sound very exciting, does it? But it is!”
— from the 2001 movie, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
starring Nick Cage and Penelope Cruz
mare
December 7, 2005 at 4:37 am (18 years ago)You have to promise you won’t fall in love with me. – A Walk to Remember
Flowers fade, the fruits of summer fade they have their season, so do we… But please promise me that sometimes, you will think of me! – The Phantom of the Opera
Junnie
December 7, 2005 at 6:20 am (18 years ago)“Even the most sublime ideas sound ridiculous if heard too often. ” – Pablo Neruda, in Il Postino
but then again, let’s go cheesy:
“I can’t remember to forget you. ” – Memento, the movie
Allie : I need to ask you something.
Noah : What is it sweetheart?
Allie : Do you think that our love can create miracles?
Noah : Yes I do. That’s what brings you back to me each time.
Allie : Do you think our love can take us away together?
Noah : I think our love can do anything we want it to.
Allie : I love you.
Noah : I love you Allie.
Allie : Good night.
Noah: Good night. I’ll be seeing you.
– “The Notebook“
denden
December 7, 2005 at 6:33 am (18 years ago)hi toni! i love this post
omg. that line from captain corelli’s mandolin says it all.
here’s my share:
“I love him for the man he wants to be, and I love him for the man that he almost is”. – Jerry McGuire
“Love is a gift, not an obligation” – Fools Rush In
at siempre pa ang pinaka-cheesy:
“Mahal mo ba ako dahil kailangan mo ako o kailangan mo ako kaya mahal mo ako?” – from the movie Milan
sha
December 7, 2005 at 7:20 am (18 years ago)i cant think to add but hey this is just great…
annabanana
December 7, 2005 at 7:48 am (18 years ago)uhmmm..parang valentine’s day greeting contest! i love the mohicans line, i remember i cried while watching it, i was heartbroken at that time kasi i have just parted ways with a very nice young fella, with no guarante that ill ever see him again! haaaay…
anyway, what about this:
“mahal kitang todo todo, walang break walang preno, mabangga man ang puso ko, ikaw pa rin ang mamahalin ko!” – slambook circa 1980s (or is it slumbook?…ano ba tamang spelling?)
good morning, toni!
jey
December 7, 2005 at 8:21 am (18 years ago)i love this post! it’s so positively cheesy!
here’s my share:
“you gave me my peace in a lifetime of war.”
-Achilles in Troy
Chel
December 7, 2005 at 8:25 am (18 years ago)Hi Toni! I love this post!
* * *
“That thing. That moment when you kiss someone and everything around you becomes hazy and the only thing in focus is you and this person. And you realize that that person is the only person you’re supposed to kiss for the rest of your life. And for one moment you get this amazing gift, and you wanna laugh, and you wanna cry… ’cause you feel so lucky that you found it and so scared that it’ll go away all at the same time.” – Josie Geller, Never Been Kissed.
* * *
Clementine: Joel, I’m not a concept. Too many guys think I’m a concept or I complete them or I’m going to make them alive, but I’m just a fucked up girl who is looking for my own peace of mind. Don’t assign me yours.
Joel: I remember that speech really well.
Clementine: I had you pegged, didn’t I?
Joel: You had the whole human race pegged.
Clementine: Probably.
Joel: I still thought you were going to save me. Even after that.
Joel: I could die right now, Clem. I’m just… happy. I’ve never felt that before. I’m just exactly where I want to be.
– Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
* * *
Anything less than mad, passionate, extrodinary love is a waste of your time. There are to many ordinary things in life, love shouldn’t be one of them.
– Dream for an Insomniac
Yasmin
December 7, 2005 at 5:51 pm (18 years ago)Of course, since I am an Asian film buff, my favorite line is:
Love is building a bridge for the one you love.
— My Sassy Girl
dindin
December 7, 2005 at 10:49 pm (18 years ago)This entry made my day… thank you, Toni!
Just love!
cathy
December 8, 2005 at 1:37 am (18 years ago)a deleted scene from the Titanic:
upon seeng a falling star:
Jack: “What do you wish for, Rose?”
Rose: (While looking at Jack straight in the eye) “Something I can’t have.” (Then Rose runs away).
paz
December 8, 2005 at 6:27 am (18 years ago)hi toni! this is like a contest for the best HALLMARK valentine’s card greeting!
galing! in the meantime, i can’t think of anything……………!
tin
December 8, 2005 at 3:05 pm (18 years ago)hmm the best for me are those lines from The Notebook. naunahan ako ni master junnie. hehe.
I remember in weddings @ work, there’s a couple who had these popular movie lines printed on their table place cards.
eye
December 8, 2005 at 7:07 pm (18 years ago)there’s this quote from ‘kissing a fool’ but i cannot remember the exact lines, but it goes something like: you cannot hide love where it truly exists and create love where it doesn’t. parang ganun hehe!
husticia
December 9, 2005 at 1:01 am (18 years ago)halos lahat yata ng sinabi dito eh gusto ko! nice post as always, toni.
missyosigirl
December 9, 2005 at 10:43 pm (18 years ago)lahat na yata ng fave quotes ko nailagay na dito, pati yung mga forgotten ones [like yung sa dream for an insomniac]
here’s my contrib:
—
from Chasing Amy:
Alyssa Jones: Why are we stopping?
Holden McNeil: Because I can’t take this.
Alyssa: Can’t take what?
Holden: I love you.
Alyssa: You love me?
Holden: I love you. And not in a friendly way, although I think we’re great friends. And not in a misplaced affection, puppy-dog way, although I’m sure that’s what you’ll call it. And it’s not because you’re unattainable. I love you. Very simple, very truly. You’re the epitome of every attribute and quality I’ve ever looked for in another person. I know you think of me as just a friend, and crossing that line is the furthest thing from an option you’d ever consider. But I had to say it. I can’t take this anymore. I can’t stand next to you without wanting to hold you. I can’t look into your eyes without feeling that longing you only read about in trashy romance novels. I can’t talk to you without wanting to express my love for everything you are. I know this will probably queer our friendship -no pun intended- but I had to say it, because I’ve never felt this before, and I like who I am because of it. And if bringing it to light means we can’t hang out anymore, then that hurts me. But I couldn’t allow another day to go by without getting it out there, regardless of the outcome, which by the look on your face is to be the inevitable shoot-down. And I’ll accept that. But I know some part of you is hesitating for a moment, and if there is a moment of hesitation, that means you feel something too. All I ask is that you not dismiss that -at least for ten seconds- and try to dwell in it. Alyssa, there isn’t another soul on this fucking planet who’s ever made me half the person I am when I’m with you, and I would risk this friendship for the chance to take it to the next plateau. Because it’s there between you and me. you can’t deny that. And even if we never speak again after tonight, please know that I’m forever changed because of who you are and what you’ve meant to me, which -while I do appreciate it- I’d never need a painting of birds bought at a diner to remind me of.
—
yan na muna. haba na rin yan
BabyPink
December 10, 2005 at 1:30 am (18 years ago)favorite ko din ‘yung sa “city of angels” eh. laging ‘yan ang contribution ko sa mga ganito. eh, anjan na siya.:)
panalo talaga for me sa quotes si rhett butler (clark gable) sa “gone with the wind” para sa akin.:)
pinayhekmi
December 10, 2005 at 4:45 am (18 years ago)Hiya Toni! I saw this a while back but had no time to comment..Now on lunch and actually have time!
My favorites:
Before Sunset (2004)
Jesse: In the months leading up to my wedding, I was thinking about you all the time. I mean, even on my way there; I’m in the car, a buddy of mine is driving me downtown and I’m staring out the window, and I think I see you, not far from the church, right? Folding up an umbrella and walking into a deli on the corner of 13th and Broadway. And I thought I was going crazy, but now I think it probably was you.
Celine: I lived on 11th and Broadway.
Jesse: You see?
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Rhett Butler: No, I don’t think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That’s what’s wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.
Meeyagirl
December 10, 2005 at 6:55 am (18 years ago)ang tagal ko na gustong sumali dito sa balitaktakan na ito, naging busy lang ako, hehehe. i hope i’m not too late.
this one, i posted on my site months ago… siyempre sharonian forever:
“Love should not be a heavy feeling, it should not make you suffer. Love should make you happy. It’s a smile in the heart, it makes you come alive. Love makes you want to fly. You know…”
Then Ate Shawie makes a pa-cute flying gesture with her hands.
(Sharon talking to Gabby about their “forbidden love”. PS I Love You, 1981)
Sidney
December 10, 2005 at 1:26 pm (18 years ago)I would fly you to the moon and back if you’ll be . . . if you’ll be my baby.
From a song by Savage Garden
Paul
December 11, 2005 at 9:25 pm (18 years ago)Cheesy quotes, hmm, it feels like a cheesy night so let me jump in.
Anyway, some are already up there like the Jerry Maguire quote so this comes to mind, from The Mexican (Brad Pitt/Julia Roberts):
“I have to ask you a question. It’s a good one so think about it. If two people love each other, but they just can’t seem to get it together, when do you get to that point of enough is enough?”
“Never.”
Bam
December 13, 2005 at 2:58 am (18 years ago)“I love you with so much of my heart that none is left to protest.”
– Beatrice, “Much Ado About Nothing”, Shakespeare / hot movie with Keanu Reeves
Rowie
December 13, 2005 at 1:15 pm (18 years ago)He stopped at the door into the back room and stood there; then he turned and, looking at me, said: “I can’t get you out of my heart any more: I can’t unlove you.”
– from Francisco Arcellana’s short story “The Yellow Shawl”
Toni
December 14, 2005 at 8:28 am (18 years ago)everyone: Aliw!!!!!!! Salamat!