15 Quotes on Love to Express Your Feelings For Him or Her

Love, love, love—what is life without love? Empty? Perhaps. While most of us experience this powerful emotion day-in-day-out, we often struggle to express or simply put it into words. To convey your deepest feelings for your loved one, you could spurt out the three magic words or go a step further and draw inspiration from the world's most famous writers, musicians, and poets!

From heartfelt, tear-jerkers sayings to swoon-worthy phrases, Cosmo presents to you an exhaustive list of romantic (and maybe cheesy) quotes that are the perfect alternative to "I love you". These heartwarming quotes capture all that there is about this intense—often inexplicable—feeling of deep affection, attachment, passion, and warmth. So, if you're looking to take a moment to appreciate the special someone in your life, take note of these aww-worthy quotes from some of the best wordsmiths. 

 

"I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

 

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close." ~ Pablo Neruda

 

"I swear I couldn't love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow." ~ Leo Christopher

 

"All that you are is all that I’ll ever need." ~ Ed Sheeran

 

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once." ~ John Green, 'The Fault in Our Stars'

 

"I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day." ~ Nicholas Sparks, 'The Notebook'

 

"Maybe I don’t know that much but I know this much is true, I was blessed because I was loved by you." ~ Celine Dion 

 

"I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more." ~ Angelita Lim

 

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you." ~ Winnie the Pooh

 

"I like you very much. Just as you are." ~ Bridget Jone's Diary 

 

"I’d never lived before your love." ~ Kelly Clarkson 

 

"When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew." ~ Arrigo Boito

 

"You are my sun, my moon and all my stars." ~ E. E. Cummings

 

"I’ve tried so many times to think of a new way to say it, and it’s still I love you." ~ Zelda Fitzgerald

 

"In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." ~ Mr Darcy, 'Pride and Prejudice'