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title: "3 Romance Instead Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Romance Instead quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Romance Instead sayings and thoughts."
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> [And if you're going to criticize me for not finishing the whole thing and tying it up in a bow for you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/and-if-you-re-going-to-criticize-me-for-not-finishing-the-whole-thing/)

[Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/orson-scott-card-134_book_and-if-you-re-going-to-criticize-me-for_558874.png)

> [Of course I planned to write the Great American Novel; that lasted about a week, at which point I decided I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasmine-cresswell/of-course-i-planned-to-write-the-great-american-novel-that-lasted/)

[Jasmine Cresswell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasmine-cresswell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/jasmine-cresswell-84914_about_of-course-i-planned-to-write-the-great-a_1780659.jpg)

> [I was so excited until I found out the scenes I have with her are when she's playing my mother. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-reynolds/i-was-so-excited-until-i-found-out-the-scenes-i-have-with-her-are/)

[Ryan Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-reynolds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/ryan-reynolds-1923_julia-roberts_i-was-so-excited-until-i-found-out-the-s_3209509.jpg)

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