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Ann DeFee | A Valentine Day Greeting

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I received my first โ€œsignificantโ€ Valentine in the second grade. The kid
grapevine was abuzz with the news that Arlon (hottie of our class) wanted to be
my boyfriend, and when he presented me a frilly red Valentine my eight-year
heart was thrilled beyond belief. Since February is dedicated to love and
romance I thought I would share some quotes that range from the sublime to the
hilarious.

Faces of
Love
Faces of Love
If you get a card with a picture of Cupid on it, consider this one.
  • I donโ€™t understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentineโ€™s Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon.
    Author Unknown.
And if youโ€™re having second thoughts about love, hereโ€™s another one.
  • Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia.
    Judith Viorst, Redbook, 1975
Okay, I got that out of my system, now on to the sublime.
  • Sometimes we make love with our eyes. Sometimes we make love with our hands. Sometimes we make love with our bodies. Always we make love with our hearts.
    Author Unknown.
Anyone who has ever been in love knows that it involves faith, soul, body and heart.
  • Soul meets soul on loversโ€™ lips.
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • A man is not where he lives, but where he loves.
    Latin Proverb
  • I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
    Henry Ward Beecher
  • A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
    Ingrid Bergman

Celebrate Valentineโ€™s Day by telling someone you love them. Remember that love
comes in many forms โ€“ from a motherโ€™s love to love of your pet. But it is
everywhere.

And on that note, hereโ€™s a quote from Sean Conner.
  • Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile.

Have a great Valentineโ€™s Day

Ann DeFee
Ann-Defee.com
The Man She Married, Harlequin American Romance, February 2009
Top Gun Dad, Harlequin American Romance, October 2009 Leave a comment below...and you'll be entered into a contest to win a $10 Amazon Gift Card from Jade Lee.

Comments

9 comments posted.

Re: Ann DeFee | A Valentine Day Greeting

I keep a Quote a Day, so, thanks!
(Kelli Jo Calvert 1:38pm February 10, 2009)

Thank you for the quotes. I use them at
the library where I work. These will go
up on my display tomorrow. Thanks and
have a good Valentines Day.
(Patricia Barraclough 8:53pm February 10, 2009)

Have a Happy Valentineโ€™s Day filled with
hugs and kisses!
(Sue Ahn 10:36pm February 11, 2009)

It sure does make the ride worthwhile!
(LuAnn Morgan 12:41pm February 12, 2009)

I have the double whammy - my anniversary is Valentine's Day (27th).
(Vikki Parman 1:25pm February 12, 2009)

I love the quotes! One of my desk calendars has "quotes-of-the-day" and some of them are really good. Happy Valentine's Day to everybody!
(Jody Faltys 4:23pm February 13, 2009)

Hi Ann, thanks for the great quotes. Some I recognized and they were all lovely to read.
(Allison Hol 4:08am February 14, 2009)

neat quotes!! Happy Valentine's day to everyone.
(Robyn Lee 1:54pm February 14, 2009)

wonderful quotes!! the first two were fun and refereshing also :) happy valentine's day!
(Masoud Oskouilar 4:12pm February 14, 2009)

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