I Love You Quotes: The 20 Best Ways To Show You Care

I love you: Those three little words can take weeks, months or even years to say - no matter how much you care about someone.

You've seen it done in the movies, on TV shows, in books and you've even uttered it in past relationships. But when it comes to saying it with someone new, it can feel just like the first time. Is it too early? Too late? The right time? The right setting? Will they say it back?

It's also three of the most beautiful words a person can utter or hear. We dug around for 20 meaningful love quotes from poems, books, movies and songs that are just as powerful as the beautiful phrase itself.

We know 'I love you' isn't always easy to say. And depending on your relationship, sometimes you don't know exactly how or when to do it. That's why we looked to Maya Angelou, Jay Z and Woody Allen for some assistance on conveying something so incredibly meaningful. We hope these heartwarming lines, from rock stars, raconteurs and other romantics will provide the inspiration you need to express how you really feel to the one you love. Here are our favorite ways to say those three little words.

If you're searching for the best quotes and memes to share with the people you love (or just want to feel inspired yourself) ... look no further! From the sweetest love quotes, inspirational sayings, and hilarious relationship truths, we've got you covered.

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1. "Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'" - Erich Fromm

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12. "He doesn't love you. But I love you. I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and feelings, even when I hold you in my arms." -George Emerson (Julian Sands) in A Room With A View

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13. "But I love you I'm totally and completely in love with you and I don't care if you think it's too late. I'm telling you anyway." -Natalie Portman in No Strings Attached

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14. Hello, I love you
Won't you tell me your name?
Hello, I love you
Let me jump in your game."
-Jim Morrison, The Doors

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15. "I've never fallen in love right off the bat. I get scared to say I love you too soon because it means so much. It means you're not seeing an end to things." -Leighton Meester

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16. "For you see, each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow." -Rosemonde Gerard

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17. "I love you. I am at rest with you. I have come home." -Dorothy L. Sayers

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18. "A good speech has a beginning, a middle and an end, the best example being, 'I love you.'"-Robert Brault

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19. "Wait! They don't love you like I love you." -Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs

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11. "I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt." - Maya Angelou

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10. "When I saw you, I was afraid to meet you. When I met you I was afraid to kiss you. When I kissed you, I was afraid to love you. Now that I love you, I am afraid to lose you." -Anonymous

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2. "I love you so, But why I love you, I'll never know." -Jay Z, Why I Love You

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3. "If I love you, what business is it of yours?" -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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4. "I love you, with no beginning, no end. I love you as you have become an extra necessary organ in my body. I love you as only a girl could love a boy. Without fear. Without expectations. Wanting nothing in return, except that you allow me to keep you here in my heart, that I may always know your strength, your eyes, and your spirit that gave me freedom and let me fly." - Coco J. Ginger