If the reader is rooting for the protagonist, they'll forgive you just about everything else.
Andy WeirRemorse is virtue's root; its fair increase are fruits of innocence and blessedness.
William C. BryantDoctrine once sown strikes deep its root, and respect for antiquity influences all men.
William HarveyMarried sex is like being awake during your own autopsy. It is root canal work without anesthetic.
Al GoldsteinThe best foundation for relationships to grow, flourish, and succeed is a deep-rooted friendship.
Friends 2 Lovers: The UnthinkableIdeas take root at the oddest moments. Some grow into novels, the weaker ones wither and die.
Pippa DaCostaThis and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.
PlatoIf not for the Tea Party, the Republican Party would not be coming back to its roots.
Richard Mourdock