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The June 2024 "Isn't it Romantic" Quiz by Fran Joyce

What are some of the most romantic quotes from songs, books, films, or television shows? When you think of romance do you think of Eric Segal’s Love Story and the famous quote, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry,”? Ryan O’Neal who said the famous line admits it’s terrible advice and his costar Ali McGraw had this to say, “It’s a crock.”  I agree, but that doesn’t mean other lines don’t make me go weak in the knees and get a little misty. Can you guess where each of these quotes comes from and who said it to whom (characters and actors for films or TV shows, characters and author for books, or singer/songwriter for songs)? Good luck!

Answers to this quiz can be found in the last article of this issue, “Next Month in This Awful Awesome Life – July 2024 or you can click on this link to get there faster,  https://www.thisawfulawesomelife.com/home/2024/6/11/next-month-in-this-awful-awesome-life-july-2024-by-fran-joyce

Word Bank:

Noah Calhoun to Allie Hamilton

“Crazy for You”

Casablanca

As Good as it Gets

Emily Brontë

Rod Stewart-singer/Scotty Wisemen-songwriter

Julia Stiles to Heath Ledger

Jake Gyllenhaal to Heath Ledger

The Notebook

Stevie Wonder – singer/songwriter

When Harry Met Sally

Hamlet

Pride and Prejudice

Catherine about Heathcliff

Humphrey Bogart to Ingrid Bergman

Melvin Udall to Carol Connelly

A poem by Hamlet to Ophelia-read by Polonius

“Longer”

Notting Hill

“Your Song”

Kat Stratford to Patrick Verona

Brokeback Mountain

William Shakespeare

Harry Burns to Sally Albright

Jane Austin

Billy Crystal/Meg Ryan

Wuthering Heights

Julia Roberts to Hugh Grant

“You are the Sunshine of my Life”

Sir Elton John-singer/songwriter/Bernie Taupin-lyricist

Jack Nicholson to Helen Hunt

Rick Blaine to Ilsa Lund

Ten Things I Hate About You

Madonna-singer/John Bettis and Jon Lind-songwriters

Jack Twist to Ennis Del Mar

“Have I Told You Lately”

Anna Scott to William Thacker

Mr. Darcy to Elizabeth Bennett

Dan Fogelberg singer/songwriter

Ryan Gosling/James Garner to Rachel McAdams/Gena Rowlands

Quotes:

1.    “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” ___________________

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2.    “You make me want to be a better man.” ________________________________

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3.    “I wish I knew how to quit you.”________________________  ______________-________________________

4.    “I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.” _____________________ ____________________________ ________________________

5.    “We’ll always have Paris.”______________________ _______________________ _________________________________

6.    “My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me forever.”_________________________ ____________________________

7.    “I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world.” ______________________ _______________________________

8.    “You fill my heart with gladness. Take away all my sadness. Ease my troubles that’s what you do.” _______________________________  _______________________________________________

9.    “Trying hard to control my heart I walk over to where you are. Eye to eye, we need no words at all.” ___________________________ _____________________________________

10. “I feel like this is the beginning though I’ve loved you for a million years.” __________________________ ___________________________________

11. “Longer than there have been fish in the ocean. Higher than any bird ever flew. Longer than there’ve been stars up in the heavens. I’ve been in love with you.”

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12. “Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.” __________________________________ _________________________ _____________________________________

13. “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” __________________________ _________________________________

14. “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more.”

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15. “But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit. Not even at all.”_______________________ _________________________

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/romantic-movie-quotes-hollywood-loves-871834/love-means-never-having-to-say-youre-sorry-2/

https://www.brides.com/story/most-romantic-movie-quotes

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/valentines-day-ideas/g34898856/best-love-song-quotes/?slide=48 

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