romance:

1. A love-affair ; a relationship between two lovers. See love for synonyms.

2. To make-love-to ; to woo .

QUOTE: Patty O'Neill (Maggie McNamara) in The Moon is Blue (1953): ' Romance is for bobby-soxers .'

3. To seek to gain the favor of, as by flattery.

4. An emotional aura; a mysterious quality and appeal; a fascinating quality attached to or surrounding something, such as an event, a tale, a hero, etc.

5. A story or novel dealing primarily with love . Originally, a medieval narrative, in verse or prose, written in one of the Romance dialects, based on the legends, chivalric loves and heroic adventures of knights. This literary genre survives today in the form of prose narratives treating imaginary characters and events remote in time or place , usually of heroic, mysterious or surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine.
SYNONYMS: fiction; fable; fairy story; fairy tale; folk tale; fabrication; story; tale.

See Also: affair of love, affair of the heart, affaire d'amour, affaire de coeur, back in circulation, Bumper Kiss, cold sex, damaged goods, December-May romance, fling, flirtation, glowmance, heartbreaker, hit and run guy, Hollywooing, intergenerational relationship, January and May marriage, love affair, melodromance, O.A.O., panties, passion, rock and roll, romance, romancing the bone, romantic affair, romantricks, squelching, talking kiss, ultraviolet wand, violet wand, W/F, wand, woo

Quotes Containing romance:
Kate (Meg Ryan) in French Kiss (1995): ''A kiss is where the romance is.''
Alabama Whitman''s (Patricia Arquette) voice over introduction in True Romance (1993):''I had to come all-the-way from the highways and byways of Tallahassee, Florida, to Motor City, Detroit to find my true-love . If you gave me a million years to ponder I would never have guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go together, and to this day the events that followed all seem like a distant dream. But the dream was real, and was to change our lives forever. I kept asking Clarence why our world seemed to be collapsing and everything seemed so shitty? And he''d say: That''s the way it goes, but don''t forget, it goes-the-other-way too. That''s the way romance is. Usually that''s the way it goes but every once in a while it goes-the-other-way too.''
Eunice Burns (Madeline Kahn) and her fianc Howard Bannister (Ryan O''Neal) in What''s Up, Doc? (1972): - Eunice: ''I''m not looking for romance , Howard. I''m looking for something more important than that. Something stronger. As the years go by romance fades and something else takes it''s place . Do you know what that is?'' - Howard:''Senility?'' - Eunice: ''Trust!!!''
Eddie O''Brien (Gene Kelly) in Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949):''If she''s a dame , she wants romance .''
Algernon Moncrieff (Michael Denison) in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952):''The very nature of romance is uncertainty.''
American-Canadian Kate (Meg Ryan) to Frenchman Luc Teyssier (Kevin Kline) in French Kiss (1995):''A kiss is where the romance is.''
Eddie O''Brien (Gene Kelly) in Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949): ''If she''s a dame , she wants romance .''
Oscar Farrar (Oscar Levant) in Romance on the High Seas (1948): ''To think we gave up a perfectly good rib!''
''If she''s a dame , she wants romance .'' Eddie O''Brien (Gene Kelly) in Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Oscar Farrar (Oscar Levant) in Romance on the High Seas (1948): ''To think we gave up a perfectly good rib!''
''If she''s a dame , she wants romance .'' Eddie O''Brien (Gene Kelly) in Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
''If she''s a dame , she wants romance .'' Eddie O''Brien (Gene Kelly) in Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Oscar Farrar (Oscar Levant) in Romance on the High Seas (1948): ''To think we gave up a perfectly good rib!''
Rita Cavallini (Greta Garbo) to her friend Cornelius Van Tayl (Lewis Stone) in Romance (1930): 'What is love? It's made of kisses in the dark , of hot breath on the face , of hearts that beat with terribly strong blows. Love is just a beast that you feed all through the night and when the morning comes, love dies. ' And later: 'To me love is only a little warmth in all this cold , just a little light in all this darkness, one little minute to lie still in the beloved's arms, one little minute to forget and that's all.'
John Keating (Robin Williams) to his students in Dead Poets Society (1989): 'Medecine, law, business , engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life . But poetry, beauty , romance , love , these are what we stay alive for.'
Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) in True Romance (1993):''Look at her! She looks like she fell off the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down .''
Kate (Bonnie Hunt) and Faith (Marisa Tomei) in Only You (1994): - Kate: ''I saw a psychiatrist on Donahue say that love songs are just a cruel hoax that feed people''s fantasies. Romance on a daily basis? Nobody has that.'' - Faith: ''But, Kate, somebody wrote those songs. They come-out of somebody''s experience.'' - Kate: ''No, I think the come-out of somebody''s imagination .''
Lord Henry Wotton (George Sanders) in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945): ''Always! That''s a dreadful word. Women are so fond-of using it , they spoil every romance by trying to make-it last forever. The only difference between a caprice and a lifetime passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.''
Lou (Julie Warner) to Dr. Ben Stone (Michael J. Fox) in Doc Hollywood (1991): ''I can see you coming half a mile away, Doctor, you and your slick city ways. I suspect your idea of romance is whatever separates me from my panties .''
Lord Henry Wotton (George Sanders) in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945):'Always! That's a dreadful word. Women are so fond-of using it , they spoil every romance by trying to make-it last forever. The only difference between a caprice and a lifetime passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.'
Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker) and Alan Swan (Peter O''Toole) about women in general in My Favorite Year (1982): - BenjyStone:''I don''t know what she wants.'' - Alan Swan:''Romance, Stone. That''s the only thing we can be sure they all want.''
Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker) and Alan Swan (Peter O''Toole) about women in general in My Favorite Year (1982): - BenjyStone:''I don''t know what she wants.'' - Alan Swan:''Romance, Stone. That''s the only thing we can be sure they all want.''
Alabama (Patricia Arquette) to Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) in True Romance (1993): ''Please shut up! I''m trying to come-clean , okay? I''ve been a call-girl for exactly four days and you''re my third customer. I want you to know that I''m not damaged-goods . I''m not what they call Florida white trash. I''m a good person and when it comes to relationships, I''m one-hundred percent, I''m one hundred percent... monogamous .''
Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker) and Alan Swan (Peter O''Toole) about women in general in My Favorite Year (1982): - BenjyStone:''I don''t know what she wants.'' - Alan Swan:''Romance, Stone. That''s the only thing we can be sure they all want.''
Quinn Harris (Harrison Ford) and Robin Monroe (Anne Heche) in Six Days Seven Nights (1998): - Quinn: ''They come here looking for the magic, hoping to find romance , when they can''t find it anywhere else.'' - Robin: ''Maybe they will.'' - Quinn: ''It''s an island, babe! If you didn''t bring it here, you won''t find it here!''
Harris K . Telemacher''s (Steve Martin) closing monologue in L.A. Story (1991): ''There are only two things in my life I will never forget: one is that-there is someone for everyone, even if you need a pick-axe, a compass, a night goggle to find them, and the other is tonight, when I learned that romance does exist in the heart of L.A.''
Una (Lauren Tom) about her superstitious China-born mother in The Joy Luck Club (1993):''So my mom sees this miror at the foot of our bed and she says: Aie-ya! A mirror is bad luck. All the romance will hit the mirror, pooom, go back the opposite direction.''
Nina (Mia Farrow) to her daughter Gwyn (Sarah Jessica Parker) in Miami Rhapsody (1994): ''It''s a funny thing . When I was a kid I thought that romance was flowers and candy and moonlight walks, but now all I want is someone to hold my hand while a pick lawn furniture.''
John Keating (Robin Williams) to his students in Dead Poets Society (1989): ''Medecine, law, business , engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life . But poetry, beauty , romance , love , these are what we stay alive for.''
Lou (Julie Warner) to Dr. Ben Stone (Michael J. Fox) in Doc Hollywood (1991):''I can see you coming half a mile away, Doctor, you and your slick city ways. I suspect your idea of romance is whatever separates me from my panties .''
Nick (Anthony Quinn) a Greek desperately in-love-with his bigoted Irish neighbor Rose Muldoon (Maureen O''Hara) in Only the Lonely (1991): ''You''ve forgotten what a sweet thing romance can be. Come to my bed . You will never leave.''
Stella Purdy (Stella Stevens) to Julius Kelp/Buddy Love (Jerry Lewis) in The Nutty Professor (1963): ''I always say that to love yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance and after watching you I know that you and you will be very happy together.''
Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) in True Romance (1993):''Look at her! She looks like she fell off the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down .''
Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker) and Alan Swan (Peter O''Toole) about women in general in My Favorite Year (1982): - Benjy:''I don''t know what she wants.'' - Alan:''Romance, Stone. That''s the only thing we can be sure they all want.''
Lord Henry Wotton (George Sanders) in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945): ''Always! That''s a dreadful word. Women are so fond-of using it , they spoil every romance by trying to make-it last forever. The only difference between a caprice and a lifetime passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.''
Elaine Navazio (Sally Kellerman) and Barney Cashman (Alan Arkin) in Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972). Elaine is Barney''s first of three unsuccessful attempts at middle-age, extra-marital sex . - Elaine:''Is it possible that you''re actually as cold as you sound?'' - Barney:''I need gloves to take off my underwear .'' - Elaine: ''Flippant, wise and cold . You don''t permit yourself to be honest and open for a minute, do you?'' - Barney:''Barney, I''m gonna give you one free hint so the afternoon isn''t a total write off . If you want undying love and romance , take a guitar and go to Spain. I''m leaving for good. My peek has ebbed.'' - Elaine: ''Cold, callous and unemotional.'' - Barney:''Those are my attorneys. You know where to get in touch with me.''

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