Love & Passion Quote by Ingrid Bergman

Bergman’s line flatters romance while quietly side-eyeing it. Calling a kiss a “lovely trick” makes intimacy sound like stagecraft: a charming con that interrupts the messy business of explaining yourself. Coming from an actress, the phrasing lands with extra sparkle. She’s naming the moment when language fails, but also when language becomes inconvenient - when talk might puncture the mood, expose uncertainty, or force a definition neither person wants to give.

“Designed by nature” pretends this is biology, not choice, which is the quote’s slyest move. It frames desire as destiny, letting people dodge accountability for what they’re about to do. If nature is the playwright, nobody has to admit they’re leaning into melodrama. That little alibi is part of why the line works: it romanticizes surrender while keeping it tasteful, almost inevitable.

The kicker is “when words become superfluous.” Not “impossible,” not “insufficient” - superfluous, like clutter. The subtext is that speech can be a kind of overthinking, a failure to trust the feeling in front of you. At the same time, it hints at a power dynamic: who gets to decide words are unnecessary? A kiss can be tenderness, but it can also be a tactical edit, a way to cut off a hard conversation at the exact moment it might turn real.

In the Bergman era of star glamour and strict public morality, this is a discreet permission slip: say less, feel more, and let the camera linger.