Anouska Hempel Quotes

Wouldn't it be great to just exist in another culture and soak it all in? What if I had done that when I was younger? What if I'd met some Highland guy who looked like Jamie Fraser from 'Outlander' and was totally into me? What if I had stayed? That's loosely how this series of short romantic comedies, 'How to Marry a Highlander,' came into being.

But no, I don't really like romantic comedies, so I don't really care. I never go see 'em.

There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time.

I got married in Florence, Italy. My husband and I were in love but totally broke, so we eloped and got married in Italy, where he was going on a business trip. We had to pull a guy off the street to be our witness. It was incredibly romantic. Florence is still one of my favorite cities in the world.

I enjoy what England has to offer.

I personally think Prague is more romantic than Paris. If you have a girlfriend, take her there.

I did send a girl a plane ticket asking her for a visit, I guess that's quite romantic.

I love Vegas. It's like going to Disneyland.

I really just love to read, period, whether it be books or magazines or the back of the cereal box. It's the one thing I can always count on to calm me down, take me away and inspire me, all at once.

I love Louisiana. It's amazing.

I love romantic comedies.

I love to travel, but sometimes it's nice to stay in one place.

First and foremost, I consider myself a storyteller. And I'm endlessly fascinated with people, with what they do and why... and how they feel about it. Which means I'm interested in romance fiction. I was drawn to it, as both a reader and a writer, at the very beginning of my career. It's my kind of storytelling.

Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames.

I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.

I love France. France is a nice place.

I cannot imagine being happy anywhere else in the world but in Cape Town - South Africa in general, but Cape Town in particular.

Arizona is really cool but I couldn't stay there for too long.

I love to go to Ireland just to relax.

I went to Bruges for a weekend away from London. I was supposed to be meeting a girl there the next day. It was a tentative arrangement. From the moment I saw the town, I thought, 'This place is just so cinematic, so gorgeous.' Every corner seemed to offer a new image.

I love India. I've always been drawn to it, and I hope that I get to visit the country soon.

I love Vancouver.

I love South Africa.

I love Israel. It is an amazing place, and I'm incredibly lucky; it is one of the most interesting places in the world, and I've been lucky to find it.

The love of my life? I'm much too young to answer that question.