31 Quotes About Having Crushes

Crushes can be a whirlwind of emotions, capturing the excitement, uncertainty, and longing that come with admiring someone from afar. Whether it’s the fluttering butterflies in your stomach or the nervous anticipation of seeing your crush, these feelings are both universally relatable and uniquely personal. In this post, we delve into a curated collection of the top 31 quotes that perfectly encapsulate the magic and mystery of having a crush. From clever musings to heartfelt expressions, these quotes celebrate the joy and sometimes bittersweet nature of these feelings, offering insights and reflections that resonate with anyone who has ever experienced the thrill of a crush. Join us as we explore words that paint the vivid tapestry of admiration and daydreams, capturing the essence of what it means to be truly captivated by someone.

1. “Tucker: "But she gave me the perfect gift."Clara: "What?"Tucker: "You.” - Cynthia Hand

2. “I was literally seeing stars, and every ragged breath I took felt like I was trying to breathe through broken glass.On the upside, my crush on Archer was totally gone. Over. Once a boy has slammed his kneecap into your rib cage, I think any romantic feeling should naturally go the way of the ghost.” - Rachel Hawkins

3. “My love affair with (him) had a wonderful element of romance to it, which I will always cherish. But it was not an infatuation, and here’s how I can tell: because I did not demand that he become my Great Emancipator or my Source of All Life, nor did I immediately vanish into that man’s chest cavity like a twisted, unrecognizable, parasitical homonculus. During our long period of courtship, I remained intact within my own personality, and I allowed myself to meet (him) for who he was.” - Elizabeth Gilbert

4. “She's a walkin', talkin' reason to live.” - Bruce Springsteen

5. “I had to get over [him]. For months now, a stone had been sitting on my heart. I'd shed a lot of tears over [him], lost a lot of sleep, eaten a lot of cake batter. Somehow, I had to move on. [Life] would be hell if I didn't shake loose from the grip he had on my heart. I most definitely didn't want to keep feeling this way, alone in a love affair meant for two. Even if he'd felt like The One. Even if I'd always thought we'd end up together. Even if he still had a choke chain on my heart.” - Kristan Higgins

6. “Oh, why must a man like that be made unhappy when there are lots of girls about who would worship the very ground he trod on?” - Bram Stoker

7. “He hadn't suffered the eternity of the ring about to be picked up, didn't know the heart rush of hearing that incomparable voice suddenly linked with his own, the sense it gave of being too close to even see her, of being actually inside her ear.” - Jeffrey Eugenides

8. “I liked this girl in my sixth grade class. I dared her to kiss me -- but she didn't!” - Justin Bieber

9. “I crushed on the most popular guy in school! I saw him at a concert and I shouted out," Is that Shane Lopes? You were the most popular guy in my class, but you never wanted to go out with me. Instead it was Amanda Wayne. What are you thinking now?” - Katy Perry

10. “I always go for confident girls!” - Kenny Wormald

11. “I wasn't used to guys making me blush, and I wasn't sure why he even was making me blush.” - Holly Hood

12. “She's trapped me on the front side of the counter. Way. Too. Close. To. Her. LIP-GLOSS.” - Anne Eliot

13. “I'm not going to make a big deal about a few tummy flutters because...dead people, old people, even furniture would get butterflies if they met this guy.” - Anne Eliot

14. “I grab my bag and open the door, trying to ignore him. But ignoring Gray Porter is like ignoring an elephant in a tutu. A really hot elephant-in a very manly tutu.” - Anne Eliot

15. “It’s like he has this power over me—like I have an eating disorder and he’s a package of Oreo Double Stuff cookies.” - Christopher Moore

16. “His body was perfect. His parents wereloaded. His grades were terrible. He was a high school girl’sdream come true.” - Elizabeth Nicole

17. “Dear Hope, I NEVER thought Id see the day when two of your daily e-mails sandwiched a message from none other than PAUL PARLIPIANO. My crush to end all crushes! Gay man of my dreams! OOOH!” - Megan McCafferty

18. “Orito banishes all thoughts of Jacob de Zoet, and recalls Jacob de Zoet.” - David Mitchell

19. “How do you make yourself not like someone?” - Louise Rennison

20. “Gohan...Is that sunburn or are you blushing?” - Akira Toriyama

21. “I had the most beautiful dream, and then I fell asleep in your arms and my dream turned lovelier still.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

22. “I feel all agitated, like one of those snow globes you see resting peacefully on shop counters. I was perfectly happy being an ordinary, dull little Swiss village. But now Jack Harper’s come and shaken me up, and there are snowflakes all over the place, whirling around until I don’t know what I think anymore. And bits of glitter, too. Tiny bits of shiny, secret excitement.” - Sophie Kinsella

23. “I focus on my favorite daydream, the one where I return from London at the end of the summer and am all glamorous and drop-dead gorgeous and every girl in my school is completely jealous when Quinn McKeyan asks me to Fall Homecoming because he can’t resist my charm. Hey, it’s my daydream. I can dream what I want to. The thing is, Quinn’s face keeps getting replaced in my head by Dante’s. Since I’ve had a mad crush on Quinn from the time we started kindergarten all the way through our junior year last year, that’s saying something. Every daydream I’ve had for eleven years has been of him. I’m a very loyal daydreamer. And I suddenly feel like I’m cheating on my imaginary boyfriend, a boy who happens to be real, but who has been dating my best friend Becca for the past two years. And no. Becca has no idea that I’m secretly in love with her boyfriend. It’s the one secret that I’ve kept from her.” - Courtney Cole

24. “It was September, and there was a crackly feeling to the air. I was saying something that was making her laugh, and I couldn't stop looking at her. It was a little bit chilly, and her cheeks were pink, and her dark hair was flowing around her face. All I wanted for the rest of my life was to keep making her laugh like that. Sometimes our arms brushed against each other as we walked, and it was like I could feel the touch for minutes after it happened.” - Carolyn Parkhurst

25. “When he smiles at me, I feel like I'm sitting under a heat lamp. I live for the times when his fingers brush my leg at lunch, or when we pass in the hallways and he raises his eyebrows at me, like we have a secret. I should feel bad--and I do, most of the time--but how can I stop thinking about him when seeing his face makes me feel so alive?” - Melissa C. Walker

26. “If we were watching a show for two hours I would go if it meant being with her.” - Marisa Calin

27. “Ben made me laugh. I was attracted to his attraction for me: the way he smiled for instance, whenever he saw me, that goofy kind of grin that hijacks the face of the helplessly smitten.” - Cheryl Drake Harris

28. “I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.” - Anita Diamant

29. “I feel love is like a cigarette –you know it is not good for you but by the time you realize, you are so addicted to it that you can't leave it.” - Shreya Gupta

30. “Strange that grief should now almost choke me, because another human being's eye has failed to greet mine.” - Charlotte Brontë

31. “No more, no less. I'm an idiot. I really need to let this crush go.” - Pittacus Lore