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Quotes about gothic-romance

Gothic romance is a captivating genre that intertwines the haunting allure of the supernatural with the intense emotions of love and desire. This genre, steeped in mystery and often set against the backdrop of dark, atmospheric settings, explores the delicate balance between passion and fear. It represents the duality of human emotions, where love is both a source of salvation and a harbinger of doom. The allure of gothic romance lies in its ability to evoke a sense of wonder and dread, drawing readers into a world where the boundaries between reality and the fantastical blur. People are drawn to quotes from this genre because they encapsulate the profound and often tumultuous emotions that define the human experience. These quotes resonate with those who appreciate the beauty in darkness and the complexity of love that defies the ordinary. Whether it's the thrill of forbidden love or the eerie charm of a ghostly presence, gothic romance offers a unique lens through which to explore the depths of the heart and the shadows of the soul.

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The trees seemed to have eyes that were watching us and reaching out for me. They began to take on the shape of the dead.
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When the moon was high over the moors, Rhineholt became a dark place with long, lonely corridors whose shadows gave breath to many secrets.
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Two souls, one body. Zwei Seelen, ein Körper.
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It was a privileged existence, but also a cage, beautifully decorated, but locked tight always.
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I never really wanted to die. But I followed through anyway. The pain in my heart was excruciating, and death was beautiful.
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His love with Lucy bled from his heart as he slipped into a dark despair— a melancholy that only she could sever with her chaste voice and tender kisses. Now in an unreachable darkness, a blindness took hold. A blood lust that would drive him mad for five years hence.
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She would've made an excellent pirate.
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Moonseed Manor did not look like a place to live. Moonseed Manor looked like a place to die.
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...perhaps we only notice things when the time comes for us to pay attention to them. When they need us to see them…
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He would stare down at us in our new world from a long-distant past--a past where men walked cloaked at night, and stood in the shadow of old doorways, a past of narrow stairways and dim dungeons, a past of whispers in the dark, of shimmering rapier blades, of silent, exquisite courtesy.
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