Romance Hero Quotes

Either way, he was always staring into a bottomless pit, or into a whirlpool that forever sucked him inexorably inward to its vortex. ~ Mary Balogh

I've always said a romance hero can be deeply flawed ... as long as he's willing to rush into a burning building to rescue a basket of kittens. ~ Teresa Medeiros

Sometimes I wonder if there's something wrong with me. Perhaps I've spent too long in the company of my literary romantic heroes, and consequently my ideals and expectations are far too high. ~ E.L. James

It didn't matter that she didn't live here, that a relationship was out of the question. It was probably because a relationship wouldn't happen that he could let himself get this close. He wrapped his arms tighter around her as though this were all that existed in the world. Just the two of them, the mountain, the clean winter air. The taste of her tongue on his lips. ~ Rebecca Brooks

He did, in fact, look like a romance hero, all muscles and edges and chiseled bone structure. He also looked miserable. ~ Marissa Meyer

I don't write the kind of 'happily ever after' that romance readers enjoy. ~ Charlaine Harris

She snuggled close, nuzzling her hair beneath his chin. "Never leave me," she whispered back.
The siren chuckled sadly, the sound vibrating up through his chest and pleasantly against her ear. "But I must return to the sea every now and then or I will die." He sighed. "Some part of me believes it would be a good death. ~ Ash Gray

She wants her freedom. ~ Kenya Wright

A tiny cage of butterflies suddenly buzzed around the inside of her gut. Her superhot professor wanted to take a nighttime stroll with her and he was offering her his jacket. Before she could decide whether she wanted to be the type of girl who did that sort of thing with her professor, which was clearly inappropriate, she grasped the leather jacket in her hands and slipped it on. Aw, shucks, who was she kidding? She totally was that kind of girl. ~ Kait Ballenger

My mom wasn't, like, she was reading all these historical romance novels the majority of the time. She read a feminist book and then my dad would sit down and explain it to her like she was an idiot. ~ Kathleen Hanna

She is by my side, as my sister, but he is my soul.
He is my enemy, my tormentor, my demon.
He is my beloved. ~ Gillian Shields

I'm a tundra with wind endlessly blowing a hollow tunnel through me. ~ Poppet

She was sweet, genuine, sexy as fuck, and broken. That was the one thing he kept coming back to. Even as she tried to put on a brave front, he could see that she was still suffering. He wasn't sure if his natural brand of fuck 'em and bounce was gonna be any help to her, but he knew he didn't like the raw deal she'd gotten. If he could bring her out of that shell just a little, give her some of her own back well then. ~ Jordan Silver

Love is a verb, not a noun. It is active. Love is not just feelings of passion and romance. It is behavior. If a man lies to you, he is behaving badly and unlovingly toward you. He is disrespecting you and your relationship. The words "I love you" are not enough to make up for that. Don't kid yourself that they are. ~ Susan Forward

You had to be willing to fight in order for a love story to last a life time. ~ Cristina Marrero

Smoking is the great romance of my lifetime. If I could find someone I wanted forty-five times a day, perhaps I could stop. ~ Fran Lebowitz

As their hero, the corporate mafia is planning to do a movie on the life of Moammar Khadafy. They are reported to be considering Charlie Sheen in the lead role. ~ Gunther Boccius

I've been chasing you since before I knew what chasing a girl meant. ~ Cristin Harber

She breathed deeply of his maleness, feeling suddenly so safe in his arms that she wanted to... She wanted badly for him to take control of her, of her life, and then to take control of her body, because she knew what it was like, to surrender so completely that all you have left is bliss. ~ Olivia Stocum

Romance for me is
Meeting yeu after a Long time
After all those nighs i have spend longing
to hold yeu
thinking about yeu
And finally being next to yeu
when i still have to hold back
Because there are people around
Romance for me is trying to act normal
And not being able to take my eyes off yeu ~ Sandesh Hukpachongbang

Loving someone wasn't about their perfection. It was about coming to accept every part of them, their good qualities at their weaknesses and flaws
looking on everything they were and loving it all.
As she looked on everything Jake was, right down to his center, she loved him. ~ Becky Wade

All I think about is you. Every day, every minute ... you ~ Jeaniene Frost

I'm not one to let such a striking man pass without looking my fill. ~ Donna Grant

Fine!' she snapped, the desperation to have him growing exponentially now. 'I missed you. Only you. No man could ever make me feel like you do. I'm ruined for all others. I renamed all my vibrators after you and none of them get me off like you can. Happy now?'
His eyes glazed for a second. '*All* your vibrators?'
-Convicted ~ Dee Tenorio

Oh," I said, obviously startled by him blocking the door. I swallowed hard as my eyes darted back downward, trying desperately to avoid his searing, deep emerald gaze. It was damning, yet my toes curled with need in seeing him in such a raw state. When I stole another peek into his face, I immediately regretted it. He did not look happy. In fact, he was scowling. He looked so …so …fierce. ~ Baylee Crush

He hesitated, all rational thoughts drowning in the seas of her azure eyes. ~ Poem Schway

Life is for the living," her late husband had said more than once. "Laugh while you can. ~ Debra Holland

We grew up watching Woody Allen and Albert Brooks movies, and we see this neurotic, annoying, unlikeable male at the center of a story, and people root for him anyway. I think that's really what we have been craving as women is the hero who doesn't look perfect and doesn't act perfectly. ~ Jill Soloway

Common dates in romance movies:
Seats in a box at the opera or ballet
Walking around a beautiful foreign city
Night-time picnics in empty parks
Finding some gorgeous abandoned house that the boy fills with candles

Common dates in real life:
Nando's... ~ Holly Bourne

He rolled his neck, as if to relieve the stress of his shoulders. "Your body is encased in a strong spell. It will not open up to me," he said in frustration. "Who guards you? ~ Jettie Necole

Oh my God! Get out right now!"
Gio blinked, surprised at her sudden vehemence. "I was in here first."
"The upstairs is - "
"Off-limits. Yeah, I know. So were you, but that didn't stop me. In case you haven't noticed, I have serious issues with following rules. ~ Bethany-Kris

I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith. ~ Adam Hamilton

I knew him well enough to know romance was simply not on the menu for him. He was as emotionally available as a jackhammer.

This was pure lust, exploding after a decade of simmering quietly, brewed by frustration, jealousy, and hate. ~ L.J. Shen

Think of the hero's journey as perceived by Joseph Campbell. The mythical hero, usually an unlikely male, undertakes a physical journey to an unknown land. One the way, he is faced with a series of challenges that he can meet only through his superior physical strength and cunning. If he succeeds in getting through all the barriers, he wins the prize, which he can then take home for the benefit of his people.

Although this model has some application to the experience of women, it is not adequate to describe what a woman must do in order to live beyond the stultifying expectations of the culture in which she's raised. If she has small children, she can't take a trip or move to a new place, and very rarely is she called upon to beat down her opponent with force. Instead, her journey is an inner one where the demons are her demons of the self. Her task as the heroine is to return from her inner journey and share her knowledge, wisdom, and energy with the people around her. ~ Helen LaKelly Hunt

Is it true that your last name is Goodend? Are you really a gay guy with the last name Goodend? Because if it is, man, that's like, totally freakin' awesome! ~ J.F. Smith

My heroines are part of me and my heroes are part of what I'd like to know. ~ Agnes De Mille

But worries are for people who can't pull grown men apart with their bare hands. ~ Eliza Crewe

A man another woman can steal from you ain't your man no way ~ Alice Randall

Maybe illusion and artifice - lies, even - are a necessary part of romance. ~ Jody Gehrman

She opened her mouth to answer, but he was already kissing her. She had kissed him so many times - soft gentle kisses, hard and desperate ones, brief brushes of the lips that said good-bye, and kisses that seemed to go on for hours - and this was no different. The way the memory of someone who had once lived in a house might linger even after they were gone, like a sort of psychic
imprint,
her
body remembered
Jace.
Remembered the way he tasted, the slant of his mouth over hers, his scars under her fingers, the shape of his body under her hands. ~ Cassandra Clare