Romantics Quotes

Upon the publication of Goethe’s epic drama, the Faustian legend had reached an almost unapproachable zenith. Although many failed to appreciate, or indeed, to understand this magnum opus in its entirety, from this point onward his drama was the rule by which all other Faust adaptations were measured. Goethe had eclipsed the earlier legends and became the undisputed authority on the subject of Faust in the eyes of the new Romantic generation. To deviate from his path would be nothing short of blasphemy.

E.A. Bucchianeri

With dark raven paper and twinkling white ink, I wrote my heart in the night’s sky.

Shannon L. Alder

And yet methinks the older that one growsInclines us more to laugh than scold, though laughterLeaves us so doubly serious shortly after.

George Gordon Byron

Every broken heart has screamed at one time or another: Why can't you see who I truly am?

Shannon L. Alder

Cynics are simply thwarted romantics.

William Goldman