Dorothy Parker Quotes

People want a story - and my horror films have never been about only ghosts and spirits. They have their share of love, hatred, jealousy and complexity of relationships involved.

Whereas scoundrels become reconciled after knifing one another, lovers break up irrevocably over a mere glance or word.

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness, of hatred, of jealousy, and, most easily of all, the gate of fear.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

Shakespeare is all big themes, like the most amazing love, or the most scary war.

Of all the objects of hatred, a woman once loved is the most hateful.

As in all matters involving love, which has so many different meanings, you find that the feeling that we label 'love' is not a simple feeling, it's a very complex one. Under the heading 'love' can come all sorts of rage and desperation.

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to the deadliest hate.

Obviously, in dealing with a relationship, sexuality has to be involved, and jealousy and emotions like that. And I don't know, I've always been intrigued by those emotions.

I really like playing the bad guy. There are so many more objectives to play when you're mad or villainesque, or when there's some agenda that you have. That's drama, that's where the heart lives. I love playing the bad guy, but especially the bad guy who's still with the girl.

London is like a girlfriend I loved, then really fell out with.

I like jealous men. I love jealousy. I do.

Great affection is often the cause of violent animosity. The quarrels of men often arise from too great a familiarity.

Love is a given, hatred is acquired.

People will dig their heels in and fight for the things they love and against the things they hate.

I don't believe in trouble. Because I think that trouble is sometimes good, sometimes bad. I've been known to be called trouble, which I think is quite a compliment. But I suppose, thinking about it, that my best and worst trouble has always had something to do with a man.

How many wars have been caused by fits of indigestion, and how many more dynasties have been upset by the love of woman than by the hate of man.

I write what I like to read, and I enjoy love triangles in YA and adult fiction - not to mention in other media like TV, opera, theatre, and even in video games! I relish when dark and compelling characters compete for our protagonist's heart. The doubts, the uncertainty - the jealousy! - can be breathtaking.

I think the song itself, 'Smoke and Fire,' is just a metaphor for the feelings that you feel in a relationship.

Yelling between people in love is normal.

There is no man at once so unselfish and selfish as a man in love.

Most people think of 'Wuthering Heights' as romantic; it's really not about that at all.

Love and hate are two of the strongest emotions we feel in relationships.

'War and Peace' is about relationships: family relationships, loving relationships, relationships at war... it's a really young story as well.