Lesbian Romance Quotes

“My heart lurches, as if it wants to leave my awful body and go make a home in her.”
― Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn

“Then she leans forward, and before I have time to say or think another word, she's kissing me. And I'm kissing her, too.
It starts almost in slow motion. Her lips, soft on mine, light little kisses, tiptoeing. Then she opens her mouth slightly, kissing me with more force. I keep thinking about how perfectly our mouths fit together. Her lips are so gentle, her tongue drawing me in. I'm losing myself in her.”
― Liz Kessler, Read Me Like a Book

“You are cruel even in love," Iona whispers, "How can you make me feel this way? I ought to hate you. I wanted to hate you.”
― Luna Oblonsky, Her Spell That Binds Me

“She knew she was staring far too long — she should now be averting her gaze, lest someone start to suspect her. Yet she couldn't bring herself to do so.

Looking into those beautiful blues, that were so like the water they sailed on, Penelope was mesmerised.”
― Charlotte Anne Hamilton, The Breath Between Waves

“I have caught a nymph,” Ariadne grins, “Now what shall I do to her?”
― Luna Oblonsky, Her Spell That Binds Me

“I am not your queen,' Sabran whispered over her skin, 'but I am yours.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“I´ve held you in my heart since the day you left me.
But you´re too heavy to carry another step.
And I need to keep moving.”
― Brian K. Vaughan, Saga, Volume 8

“I love you,” Maya whispers.

Lucía glances back at Maya. Their eyes catch, and they both smile, secrets kept between their lips, inside jokes still caught in their gaze.

“I love you, too.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Overcrowded Heart

“Tudo isso porque ter vencido me daria sobrevivência, mas Leona? Leona me dava vontade de viver.”
― Sarah Oliveira, Opostas em Guerra: Um enemies to lovers nos anos 80

“And when she had spoken such a rhapsody, she would press me more closely in her trembling embrace, and her lips in soft kisses gently flow upon my cheek.”
― Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla

“I broke every promise I ever made to you. I know that. And whether you believe it or not, I am sorry.”
― Heather Walter, Del Rey The Crimson Crown.

“How pitiful,” Ariadne says, her eyes filled with resentment, “To be infatuated with someone who bests you at every turn. Feel free to continue dreaming of me as you have, because that is the only way you could have me. I shall be the superior witch at this school and win Morgan’s pendant, as is my right. The victory will only be sweeter knowing how much you want me while I do it.”
― Luna Oblonsky, Her Spell That Binds Me

“Dr. Regina Novak was all the stereotypes about doctors with God complexes rolled into one five-foot-ten package—an admittedly gorgeous package, but that was beside the point.”
― Jae, Bachelorette Number Twelve

“My speckled beauty,” Ariadne whispers in Iona’s ear, “You cannot know how you have captivated me. I dreamed of you, wished for you, ached for only you, perhaps even more than you did for me. Every second in your presence was exquisite torture. You must know how much power you have over me, then and now.”
― Luna Oblonsky, Her Spell That Binds Me

“You will never know how to tarnish the devotion
Of my passion for the beauty of women, that my verse
acclaims”
― Renée Vivien, The Muse of the Violets: Poems

“Lucía snorts. “They think we’re doing it.”

“We could always prove them right.”

“Not until I’ve taken twenty showers, we cannot.”
― Addison Lane, Blackpines: The Antlers Witch: The Black Tree Chaise

“You're the first person to show me that I can let my guard down, I can be vulnerable, and you won't take advantage. You let me be myself and apprecaite me for exactly who I am-flaws and all-and I...I didn't know how much I needed that until I found it.”
― Rachel Lacey, The View from the Top

“The first thing I feel is heat. Her lips are thin but soft, and extremely eager. As I part my mouth and move against her, I can tell she’s being careful to keep her sharp teeth behind her lips.
I twist my hand in her mane, pulling her closer. I’m not fragile—I can take a little bite if she’s willing to give it to me.”
― Jacki Sensal, Gnoll Kidding: A Cozy Lesbian Monster Romance

“She felt a swelling in her chest, an ache, followed by the warmth of familiarity. She never wanted the day to end”
― Aya Wren, The Wreckage of Constance Hunter: An LGBTQ+ Historical Drama of Survival, Grief, and Love

“Faith pressed a package of oats into her hands. “Here. You can make the crumble while I prepare the berry mix. Unless you’re afraid to get your hands dirty. I use coconut oil instead of melted butter, and you have to really rub it into the oats, the coconut sugar, and the other dry ingredients.”

Tala smirked. “No problem. I’m really good at rubbing until everything is nice and slippery.”
― Jae, Enemies by Nature

“Katie put her elbow on her knee and put her head into her hand, and Will saw in a sudden flash that she could look at Katie, looking at her like that for the rest of her life. It made her heart go still and warm, slowing the whole world down for just a moment, a pay attention moment.”
― Mae Marvel, Everyone I Kissed Since You Got Famous

“A soft chitter escaped Tala between kisses, and Faith smiled against her lips. “God, that’s so sexy. Do that again.”
“Make me,” Tala rasped.”
― Jae, Shifting Nature

“If I ever kiss you again, it’ll be because the paparazzi have their cameras trained on us, not because your lips are incredibly soft and you taste like honey.”
― Jae, Shifting Nature

“And if I kiss you back, it’ll be because we want to convince an audience, not because there would be a much bigger push toward interspecies marriage if humans only knew what amazing kissers Wrasa are.”
― Jae, Shifting Nature

“Kissing her is like waking up after a hundred years. It makes everything new. (I feel new everywhere she touches) Loving her isn't new. It's a permanent state I've grown used to. But being loved by her? It's like touching water for the first time. I just knew. (It was home)”
― Tess Sharpe, 6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

“It is a melody to me. You are a song, Lenore, harmony and discord. I am learning to sing it.”
― Kat Dunn, Hungerstone

“For a moment I held the box, holding onto the feeling of anticipation as I tried to imagine what was inside. I didn’t expect much from Marie, who was my ‘back up’ friend. Our parents were best friends and we were forced into proximity at least once a month. I looked at the long box, my hands sliding on the lush wrapping paper. It was gold and almost felt like fabric under my searching hands. There was a big ribbon, carefully tied.” Teddy”
― Amra Pajalic, The Cuckoo's Song

“It didn’t break the trance. She wasn’t sure that anything could, and briefly wondered if they’d stay like this until flesh rotted away from bone and they were left to the earth. They would be held together there, too, eternal in the dirt.”
― Ashton Morgan

“We ate fish-and-chips in a dark pub that belonged in a different country, and we collected beach glass instead of shells, and we kissed in the redwoods, we kissed in the water, we kissed in movie theaters all over the city during matinees and late-night showings. We kissed in bookstores and record stores and dressing rooms.”
― Nina LaCour, We Are Okay

“The sadness was tempered with peace when I traced her face with my fingers.”
― J.K. Hernandez, The Color Jade: all of my love