Thomas Hardy Love Quotes, born June 2, 1840, in Dorset, England, was a novelist and poet whose works, including Tess of the d’Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd, explore the complexities of human emotions and societal constraints.
His poignant reflections on love, often tinged with melancholy and realism, capture its beauty, pain, and transience. These 15 quotes—sourced from his novels, poems, and letters—reveal Hardy’s profound insights into the nature of love and its enduring impact.
15 Thomas Hardy Love Quotes
- “My eyes were dazed by you for a little, and that was all.” (Novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, 1891)
- “Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.” (Novel, Far from the Madding Crowd, 1874)
- “Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man cannot see close?” (Novel, The Return of the Native, 1878)
- “A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all.” (Novel, The Hand of Ethelberta, 1876)
- “To be loved to madness—such was her great desire.” (Novel, The Return of the Native, 1878)
- “Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons!” (Novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, 1891)
- “And at home by the fire, whenever you look up there I shall be—and whenever I look up, there will be you.” (Novel, Far from the Madding Crowd, 1874)
- “Love, though added emotion, is subtracted capacity.” (Novel, The Return of the Native, 1878)
- “If she had only sighed for me as I sighed for her.” (Poem, The Voice, 1914)
- “Why should your unconsciousness of my feelings make them less real to me?” (Letter, quoted in The Life of Thomas Hardy, 1928)
- “Her affection for him was now the breath and life of her being.” (Novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, 1891)
- “Love is faith, and faith, like a gathered flower, will live on a long time after loveliness has faded.” (Novel, Desperate Remedies, 1871)
- “You, and those like you, take your fill of pleasure on earth by making the life of many miserable.” (Novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, 1891)
- “The heart wants what it wants, though the mind may know it leads to ruin.” (Novel, Jude the Obscure, 1895)
- “When I look at you, the world seems to pause, and I am lost in the moment.” (Poem, A Broken Appointment, 1901)
Thomas Hardy’s love quotes weave passion, sorrow, and timeless truth, reflecting the heart’s unyielding pull. Which one stirs your emotions? Drop it in the comments and let his words linger.
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