Love is... the most romantic lines ever in literature and film

The words “My heart is, and always will be, yours” from Sense And Sensibility have been voted the most romantic line from romantic literature, film, and TV drama.
Love is... the most romantic lines ever in literature and film
Tue, 09 Feb, 2016 - 00:00
Helen William

They are uttered by Edward Ferrars to Elinor Dashwood in director Ang Lee’s 1995 screen version of Jane Austen’s classic novel.

The line, which is from Emma Thompson’s Oscar-winning screenplay, was the top choice of 2,000 British women who were polled for the TV channel Drama.

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