Romance Language

Famous quotes containing the words romance and/or language:

    “Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of marriage makes her look like a public building.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    “My God! The English language is a form of communication! Conversation isn’t just crossfire where you shoot and get shot at! Where you’ve got to duck for your life and aim to kill! Words aren’t only bombs and bullets—no, they’re little gifts, containing meanings!”
    —Philip Roth (b. 1933)