"Love can defeat that nameless terror. Loving one another, we take the sting from death. Loving our mysterious blue planet, we resolve riddles and dissolve all enigmas in contingent bliss."

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."

"Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, Hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee!"

"The Encyclopedia Galactica, in its chapter on Love states that it is far too complicated to define. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of love: "Avoid, if at all possible.""

"There is, in the human Breast, a social Affection, which extends to our whole Species."

"Well, when you think you love somebody, you love them. That's what love is. Thoughts…"

"“Love,” Asa said, “is like a pigeon shitting over a crowd.” “How so?” “Where it lands hasn’t got much to do with who deserves it.”"

"Your kiss locates me and brings me to love, serving, praising, worshiping, glorifying, singing joy, rejoicing, do God's will and having Jesus Christ's Spirit, soul and strength."

"A kiss from my mother made me a painter."

"Teach not thy lips such scorn; for they were made For kissing, lady, not for such contempt."

"But, thou know'st this, 'Tis time to fear when tyrants seem to kiss."

"Take, O take those lips away, That so sweetly were foresworn; And those eyes, the break of day, Lights that do mislead the morn; But my kisses bring again, Seals of love, but sealed in vain."

"It is not a fashion for the maids in France to kiss before they are married."

"I understand thy kisses, and thou mine, And that's a feeling disputation."

"Or ere I could Give him that parting kiss, which I had set Betwixt two charming words, comes in my father And like the tyrannous breathing of the north Shakes all our buds from growing."

"O, a kiss, Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge! Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss I carried from thee, dear."

"And his kissing is as full of sanctity as the touch of holy bread."

"We have kiss'd away Kingdoms and provinces."

"Girl, when he gives you kisses twain, Use one, and let the other stay; And hoard it, for moons may die, red fades, And you may need a kiss—some day."

"And our spirits rushed together at the touching of the lips."

"Once he drew With one long kiss my whole soul thro' My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew."

"Lord! I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing."

"My love and I for kisses played; She would keep stakes: I was content; But when I won she would be paid; This made me ask her what she meant. Pray, since I see (quoth she) "your wrangling vain, Take your own kisses; give me mine again.""

"My lips till then had only known The kiss of mother and of sister, But somehow, full upon her own Sweet, rosy, darling mouth,—I kissed her."

"As in the soft and sweet eclipse, When soul meets soul on lover's lips."

"Kiss me, so long but as a kiss may live; And in my heartless breast and burning brain That word, that kiss shall all thoughts else survive, With food of saddest memory kept alive."

"Kissing with inside lip? stopping the career Of laughter with a sigh?"

"Why, then we'll make exchange; here, take you this, And seal the bargain with a holy kiss."

"I'll take that winter from your lips."

"This done, he took the bride about the neck And kiss'd her lips with such a clamorous smack That at the parting, all the church did echo."

"And steal immortal blessing from her lips; Who, even in pure and vestal modesty, Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin."

"Their lips were four red roses on a stalk, Which in their summer beauty kiss'd each other."

"Kiss till the cows come home."

"But is there nothing else, That we may do but only walk? Methinks, Brothers and sisters lawfully may kiss."

"Blush, happy maiden, when you feel The lips which press love's glowing seal; But as the slow years darklier roll, Grown wiser, the experienced soul Will own as dearer far than they The lips which kiss the tears away."

"If you can kiss the mistress, never kiss the maid."

"Marcia: Doug! I think I just felt your tongue in my mouth. Doug: It's called a French kiss. Marcia: But I thought you were from Nebraska!"

"For tho' I know he loves me, To-night my heart is sad; His kiss was not so wonderful As all the dreams I had."

"Sweet, can I sing you the song of your kisses? How soft is this one, how subtle this is, How fluttering swift as a bird's kiss that is, As a bird that taps at a leafy lattice; How this one clings and how that uncloses From bud to flower in the way of roses."

"Time found our tired love sleeping, And kissed away his breath; But what should we do weeping, Though light love sleep to death? We have drained his lips at leisure, Till there's not left to drain A single sob of pleasure, A single pulse of pain."

"Leonard: Hello Leslie. Leslie: Hi Leonard. Leonard: I'd like to propose an experiment… Leslie: Goggles, Leonard. Leonard: Right. I would like to propose an experiment. Leslie: Hang on. I'm trying to see how long it takes a 500-kilowatt oxygen iodine laser to heat up my Cup o' Noodles. Leonard: I've done it. About two seconds, 2.6 for minestrone. Anyway, I was thinking more of a bio-social exploration with a neuro-chemical overlay. Leslie: Wait, are you asking me out? Leonard: I was going to characterize it as the modification of our colleague-slash-friendship paradigm with the addition of a date-like component, but we don't need to quibble over terminology. Leslie: What sort of experiment? Leonard: There's a generally accepted pattern in this area. I would pick you up. Take you to a restaurant. Then we would see a movie, probably a romantic comedy featuring the talents of Hugh Grant or Sandra Bullock. Leslie: Interesting. And would you agree that the primary way we would evaluate either the success or failure of the date would be based on the biochemical reaction during the good night kiss? Leonard: Heart rate, pheromones, et cetera. Yes. Leslie: Why don't we just stipulate that the date goes well and move to the key variable? Leonard: You mean kiss you now? Leslie: Yes. Leonard: Can you define the parameters of the kiss? Leslie: Closed-mouth but romantic. Mint?"

"When I saw you, I was afraid of meeting you. When I met you, I was afraid of kissing you. When I kissed you, I was afraid to love you. Now that I love you, I'm afraid of losing you."

"This time, she silenced me not by speaking, but by pressing her lips against my mouth."

"I kissed thee ere I killed thee, no way but this, Killing myself, to die upon a kiss."

"I can express no kinder sign of love, than this kind kiss."

""Upon thy cheek I lay this zealous kiss, as seal to the indenture of my love"

"Thy tender kiss hath memory we are kings For all our wanderings. Thy shining eyes already see the after In hidden light and laughter."

"Kissing is disgusting, but in a nice way, like bleu cheese or brandy."

"I’ve touched some sentences and have kissed some words."

"A kiss may not be the truth, but it is what we wish were true."