Sometimes the right words have already been written. A good love quote can say in one line what we struggle to put into a whole card, which is why they are perfect for anniversaries, Valentine's Day, wedding speeches or just a note left on the kitchen table.

Here are more than 50 love quotes, grouped by tone and occasion. Borrow one, add a line of your own, and make it personal.

Short love quotes

You are my favourite hello and my hardest goodbye.
Where there is love, there is life.
I love you, today and all my tomorrows.
You and me, always.
My heart is, and always will be, yours.
To love and be loved is everything.

Romantic love quotes

Whatever our souls are made of, yours and mine are the same.
I have found the one whom my soul loves.
If I know what love is, it is because of you.
In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours.
You are my today and all of my tomorrows.
I would rather spend one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.

Famous love quotes

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. Audrey Hepburn.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together. Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
We are most alive when we are in love. John Updike.
The greatest thing you will ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. Eden Ahbez.
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. Aristotle.

Cute love quotes

You are the peanut butter to my jelly.
I like you more than coffee, and that is saying something.
You are my favourite notification.
Together is my favourite place to be.
You stole my heart, but I will let you keep it.

Funny love quotes

I love you almost as much as I love snacks, and you know how I feel about snacks.
You are the reason I look down at my phone and smile, then walk into a pole.
I love you even when you steal the covers, and that is true devotion.
We go together like awkward and silence, and I would not change a thing.

Love quotes for a wedding or anniversary

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more.
Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.
Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.

A quick tip for using a love quote

A quote works best when it sits next to something personal: a memory, a private joke, or a line about why it reminds you of them. To make the words last, pair them with a keepsake the two of you will keep, like a personalised book that tells your story. You can browse our books here.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good short love quote for a card?

"You are my favourite hello and my hardest goodbye." Short, warm and easy to make your own with a personal line.

What love quote is good for an anniversary?

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." It captures the long, ongoing choice that an anniversary celebrates.