No one knows as well as I how much nonsense is printed in books.
With genius, as with beauty -- all, well almost all, is forgiven.
Of course one kiss changes things. If it's done right, a kiss changes everything.
If you look for me, I'm in the fiction section. Romance has its own section.
I tried writing adult romances, but it just didn't fit my voice.
Don't you know romance is mind's way of getting rid of it's own duality?
There is grand romance in The Lord of the Rings. It's an important part of epic literature.
One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical romance is researching inspiring backgrounds and settings.
French culture is known for many great attributes, some of which probably have nothing to do with food, wine, and romance.
Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There's a built-in romance to wine.
That's a paradox I've noticed, too: The news business held little romance for me, yet writing about it somehow stirred my affections.
I had a great deal of pressure to move to LA after Romancing the Stone came out and I'd become very popular. But people came to me anyway.
We go on dates thinking that person is our future husband or wife, without getting to know them, as we live in a fantasy and an illusion of romance.
There's a lot of talk about the positive aspects of love. We as a society downplay the danger, the anxiety, and the disappointment. We romanticize romance.
I certainly want to continue to write in a way that's intimate. I love books where you feel you're having a romance with the writer.
It does not matter what film you're making. If you're young and there's romance in the movie, it's compared to 'Twilight'.
A romance novel should leave readers joyous. My books all have happy endings.
I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.
I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn't happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it.
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.
