When I look at the list of my favorite works, writers who are women do tend to outnumber writers who are men… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
50% of Americas population spends less than 10 dollars a month on romance. You know what we call these people? Men! — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to be a… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Discipline your sexuality for it has the proclivity to cause a productivity that can influence now and posterity.” — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha Copy Share Image
I think people assume that women write about the domestic sphere. Women write about relationships and family. Men do, too, but then… — Molly Ringwald Copy Share Image
“Love is a spark. It’s the smile that says come to me. It’s the flirty hello. It’s the scent of her perfume.… — Nessie Q Copy Share Image
“In my stories, I wrote Malcolm as fire and gold and power, but here in my arms, Colin is cedar, silver, and… — Jacqueline E. Smith Copy Share Image
If with love thy heart has burned; If thy love is unreturned; Hide thy grief within thy breast, Though it tear thee… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“I was recently living more comfortably surrounded by secrets... Like dozens of luxurious satiny pillows, they were embracing me from all directions… — Simona Panova Copy Share Image
“He'd pushed and pushed and pushed until she had nowhere else to go but away from him. He'd been young back then… — Erin Kellison Copy Share Image
“She gently bit his bottom lip, his ear. Worked her way down his body until she reached the inside of his thigh,… — Dominique Wilson Copy Share Image
[...] He didn't want his wife to read historical romances because it might give her unrealistic expectations. [...] If I had been… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
You can't find intimacy-you can't find home-when you're always hiding behind masks. Intimacy requires a certain level of vulnerability. It requires a… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
“Gray. The overcast skies had the colour of deadened stones, and seemed closer than usually, as though they were phlegmatically observing my… — Simona Panova Copy Share Image
“Even though Sam wasn't a romance author, he knew all the big ones, the heavy hitters and those that had crossed genres.… — Carolyn Gibbs Copy Share Image
Hollywood overstates both the romance of marriage and the prevalence of divorce. Celebrities have divorce rates that are atypical and higher than… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
“I didn't ask to be born!" "No, but I asked." He was breathing hard. His eyes hard and glinting with a fire… — Airicka Phoenix Copy Share Image
Oh Darling! when you said you had a small gift for me, I thought you were going to unzip your pants again ... — Manish Bhagtani Copy Share Image
“My Euphoria: When our lips touch, fingers intertwine Our tongues dancing to the rhythm of our breathing I roll in and out… — Mudflower Copy Share Image
The damaged wealthy hero is actually a hugely common trope in romance, and alpha heroes are very common in romance. — Sylvia Day Copy Share Image
“For the first time in ages I felt a tiny pinprick in my heart--not like it was breaking, but like something small… — Leslea Tash Copy Share Image
“I'd been with boys before; I'd been with boys I'd thought were men. But this was different. David kissed like a man.… — Jessica Hawkins Copy Share Image
“Intimacy in all human relationships—especially with God—can occur only as vulnerability and inadequacy are owned.” — Belden C. Lane Copy Share Image
I love to read history books, which is where I get my ideas. I also read historical romance for pleasure. — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
“There was just something about a Delta boy. Physically, they were as good as men came. But add the whole warrior, protector,… — Cristin Harber Copy Share Image
Some men have no idea how to romance a woman. However, women who teach their husbands what they like will be well-rewarded. — Ann Landers Copy Share Image
“I have been… To every depth of my heart To every height of my mind To every extent of my world I… — Heenashree Khandelwal Copy Share Image
My body is trembling inside and it's her everything I'm yearning for. Her soft skin brushing against my fingertips, the curves of… — Michael Kilby Copy Share Image
“When you said you were giving her a ring, I wanted to make sure she didn't eat it by accident. Who puts… — H.M. Ward Copy Share Image
“Me extrañaría que un hombre dejara a una mujer que ha alcanzado un alto grado de libertad interior. Y si lo hiciera,… — Marta González de Vega Copy Share Image
“Alexa's heart jumped and skittered. She was at her favorite star's concert. And he was holding her hand!” — Jennette Green Copy Share Image
“Never choose half of anything just to be safe when you have a chance to have something whole and perfect.” — Laura Florand Copy Share Image
Here's the thing about romance novels: The moment when the hero and heroine discover that they're perfect for each other is often… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“She believes in love, in destiny and she knows ...she feels her prince in her destiny. She just has to wait for… — Awwthentic Copy Share Image
“Kissing Jack was dangerous, like drowning in something that tasted good. He was like the artery-clogging chocolate cake she couldn’t resist, heaven… — Amanda Usen Copy Share Image
“I've never understood how something could be considered a curse that requires me to spend every moment with you, and that grants… — Jamie McGuire Copy Share Image
“Oh, do not pretend you are in love with me,” she said, stiffening. “Very well,” he said, stopping. “I will not pretend.” — Elena Greene Copy Share Image
“I don't care about having a lover on valentines day because all that matters to me is having a loving family for… — Akash B Chandran Copy Share Image
“Maybe the key to moving on was distancing herself from Wes. Not all the way. Just a little bit. Enough to let… — Cindi Madsen Copy Share Image
I do films that I like. I have done comedy, romance, everything, and I always like to do it differently from the… — Abhishek Bachchan Copy Share Image