Movie Quotes from Never Been Kissed, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Spellbound & the Wedding Date

My favorite ten movie quotes all explore the topic of love and relationships.

Life and Love are inseparable. Love intersects each and every life, molding and shaping us through our encounter with it. Sometimes this encounter can be pleasant or painful, other times it's a blend of both, but either way love alters us, it never leaves a soul unmarked by its presence.

Movie - Spellbound (1945)

Ingrid Bergman's character, Constance, a sheltered and bookish psychiatrist, shares her thoughts about love with a new co-worker & fellow psychiatrist, Jonathan Edwards, (Gregory Peck), who she is falling for:

Spellbound Movie Quote - Ingrid Bergman # 1
"People read about love as one thing, and experience it as another...but then they expect kisses to be like lyrical poems and embraces like Shakespearean dramas..."

Sometimes I get caught up in the magic of romance, and this quote reminds me that in order to have a lasting relationship I need more than just that warm fuzzy feeling and sparks. It takes love, hard work, selflessness, commitment and devotion. And of course, some stomach butterflies every time we kiss.

As the scene progresses, Constance continues to chat with Jonathan about love. This is another one of my favorite Constance quotes:

Spellbound Movie Quote - Ingrid Bergman # 2
"I think the greatest harm done to the human race has been done by the poets...they keep filling peoples heads with delusions about love, writing about it as if it were a symphony orchestra or a flight of angels...."

I love this quote because sometimes we do set ourselves up for disappointment in love. If we don't feel the butterflies or that giddy, I'm floating on air feeling after we kiss a new beau or go on a couple of dates, it doesn't mean we should give up. Love and romance take time to grow. We shouldn't throw in the towel just because the sparks aren't there right away. You have to give things time. Love is a work in progress. It's a marathon, not a sprint.

Movie - Never Been Kissed (1999)