16 Extraordinarily Romantic Movie Quotes

Remember when you were watching Titanic for the first time years and years ago, and you basically could not stop crying because Jack is just so f*cking sweet and Rose opened herself up to love and that stupid ship sank and now they can't even be together?! Yep, me too. That moment — and what was said during that moment — is still crystal clear in my head.

In the spirit of finding true love (on screen or otherwise!), here are 16 utterly romantic, heart-swelling movie quotes from some of the greats. Be sure to grab a few tissues!

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A Walk to Remember
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A Walk to Remember

"Jamie saved my life. She taught me everything. About life, hope, and the long journey ahead. I'll always miss her. But our love is like the wind. I can't see it, but I can feel it."

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Love and Other Drugs
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Love and Other Drugs

"Sometimes the things you want the most don't happen and what you least expect happens. I don't know — you meet thousands of people and none of them really touch you. And then you meet one person and your life is changed forever."

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Moonstruck
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Moonstruck

"Loretta, I love you. Not like they told you love is, and I didn't know this either, but love don't make things nice — it ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren't here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us! We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and die. The storybooks are bullsh*t. Now I want you to come upstairs with me and get in my bed!"

04
When Harry Met Sally
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When Harry Met Sally

"I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because 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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The English Patient
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The English Patient

"My darling. I'm waiting for you. How long is the day in the dark? Or a week? The fire is gone, and I'm horribly cold. I really should drag myself outside but then there'd be the sun. I'm afraid I waste the light on the paintings, not writing these words. We die. We die rich with lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we've entered and swum up like rivers. Fears we've hidden in — like this wretched cave. I want all this marked on my body. Where the real countries are. Not boundaries drawn on maps with the names of powerful men. I know you'll come carry me out to the Palace of Winds. That's what I've wanted: to walk in such a place with you. With friends, on an earth without maps. The lamp has gone out and I'm writing in the darkness."

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Silver Linings Playbook
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Silver Linings Playbook

"The only way you can beat my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself. Thank you. I love you. I knew it the minute I met you. I'm sorry it took so long for me to catch up. I just got stuck."

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Dan in Real Life
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Dan in Real Life

"What don't I understand, Cara? Please, help me out. What is it? Is it frustrating that you can't be with this person? That there's something keeping you apart? That there's something about this person that you can connect with? And whenever you're near this person, you don't know what to say, and you say everything that's in your mind and in your heart, and you know that if you could just be together, that this person would help you become the best possible version of yourself?"

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50 First Dates
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50 First Dates

"You erased me from your memories because you thought you were holding me back from having a full and happy life. But you made a mistake. Being with you is the only way I could have a full and happy life. You're the girl of my dreams . . . and apparently, I'm the man of yours."

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Wuthering Heights
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Wuthering Heights

"If he loved you with all the power of his soul for a whole lifetime, he couldn't love you as much as I do in a single day. Not he. Not the world. Not even you, Cathy, can come between us."

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The Notebook
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The Notebook

"I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul — and to me, this has always been enough."

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Titanic
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Titanic

"Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me. It brought me to you. And I'm thankful for that, Rose. I'm thankful. You must do me this honor. Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise."

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Shakespeare in Love
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Shakespeare in Love

"My story starts at sea, a perilous voyage to an unknown land. A shipwreck. The wild waters roar and heave. The brave vessel is dashed all to pieces. And all the helpless souls within her drowned. All save one. A lady. Whose soul is greater than the ocean, and her spirit stronger than the sea's embrace. Not for her a watery end, but a new life beginning on a stranger shore. It will be a love story. For she will be my heroine for all time. And her name will be Viola."

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Her
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Her

"It's like I'm reading a book . . . and it's a book I deeply love. But I'm reading it slowly now. So the words are really far apart and the spaces between the words are almost infinite. I can still feel you . . . and the words of our story . . . but it's in this endless space between the words that I'm finding myself now. It's a place that's not of the physical world. It's where everything else is that I didn't even know existed. I love you so much. But this is where I am now. And this is who I am now. And I need you to let me go. As much as I want to, I can't live in your book anymore."

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Crazy, Stupid, Love
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Crazy, Stupid, Love

"And I'm so mad at you. I'm really mad at you for what you did. But I'm mad at myself too. Because I should not have jumped out of that car. I should have fought for you. Because you fight for your soulmates."

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City of Angels
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City of Angels

"I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. One."

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The Fault in Our Stars
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The Fault in Our Stars

"I'm not a mathematician, but I do know this: there are infinite numbers between zero and one. There's point one, point one two, point one one two, and an infinite collection of others. Of course, there is a bigger set of infinite numbers between zero and two or between zero and a million. Some infinities are simply bigger than other infinities. A writer that we used to like taught us that. You know, I want more numbers than I'm likely to get, and God, do I want more days for Augustus Waters than what he got. But Gus, my love, I can not tell you how thankful I am, for our little infinity. You gave me a forever, within the numbered days. And for that I am . . . I am eternally grateful. I love you so much."