Once upon a time: love quotes

You know, to me, love is... Love is layered. Love is a... A mystery to be uncovered.

— You take the most precious thing in this world... Love... And turn it into a weapon.
— Love is a weapon, dearie. Always has been. It's just... So few people know how to wield it.

Love is the most powerful magic, so the cure must be extreme.

Why do people even fall in love anyway? It's supremely masochistic, it's a colossal waste of time, and... it's stupid.

Love doesn't work that way. Love... True love... Is magic. And not just any magic the most powerful magic of all. It creates happiness.

— And Phillip... he left to protect you, so even if I don't believe in his methods, I'm gonna honor his wishes. I'm gonna keep you safe.
— I never asked him to.
— You never had to. And now he's gonna die for you. Love is sacrifice... something you clearly don't understand.

— The price of this cure was something I didn't want to force on you.
— Love means being together.
— I know. It also means sacrifice. And protecting the person you love.

— What do you know of true love?
— Well, not so much as you, perhaps, but not so little as you might think.
— You? You loved someone?
— It was a brief flicker of light amidst an ocean of darkness.
— What happened?
— She died. That's the thing about true love, dearie, it can slip through your fingers.

— Isn't true love more important than a few planks of wood and a sail?
— She might just be a few planks and a sail, but she's mine. She's all I need. Love brings nothing but wasted years and endless torment.

True love? It doesn't exist. It's all arranged marriages and business transactions. There's no such thing as love at first sight. Or first kiss.

— I don't know, but it's like something just keeps pouring poison between us. And what I don't want is to have all of those good memories... Replaced by moments like that... when I looked at you and I saw that you didn't believe me.
— No. I know. I am so sorry.
— I know. I know.
— But I love you.
— And that... Is what makes it all so sad.

Love is weakness, Regina. It feels real now. At the start, it always does. But it's an illusion. It fades, and then you're left with nothing. But power... True power endures. And then you don't have to rely on anyone to get what you want.