Famous quotes containing the words romantic and/or affairs:
“He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep about.”
—Oscar Wilde (18541900)
“I repeat that in this sense the most splendid court in Christendom is provincial, having authority to consult about Transalpine interests only, and not the affairs of Rome. A prætor or proconsul would suffice to settle the questions which absorb the attention of the English Parliament and the American Congress.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)