How Do I Love Thee?

An elegant collection of quotes highlighting the many passionate ways writers have declared their loves

Dearest, I wish I had the gift of making rhymes,
for methinks there is poetry in my head and heart since I have been in love with you.
You are a poem.
—Nathaniel Hawthorne to Sophie Hawthorne

From the beginning of my life
I have been looking for your face
But today I have seen it.
—Rumi, from "Looking for your face"

A wealth of classic declarations of love from those who perfected the language of romance in poetry and prose. Including Shakespeare, Shelley, the Brontës, and many more, these quotes are interspersed with love potions and romantic folklore, and are sure to set hearts aflame.