Mary Jo Putney is a gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romances work. I loved Silk and Shadows, couldn't… — Jayne Ann Krentz Copy Share Image
Far more women read fiction than men, and because of this, novels have become marginalised as serious texts. — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
“Time keeps ticking away, unaware of the suffering each second generates. Time doesn’t care, because if it did, it would’ve reversed.” — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
“You lose yourself, Erica, because with the right person, who you become together is something so much greater, more than you could… — Meredith Wild Copy Share Image
“Put McCall and I together and nothing can stop us." ... That's what he wanted. A woman to stand by him and… — Robin Bielman Copy Share Image
“Cole radiated that cool, bad boy sort of confidence—the kind that left most women flustered and ready.” — Carrie Butler Copy Share Image
“She drew him down against her, and his sinewy strength and the softness of the bed became the safest place in the… — Katherine Harbour Copy Share Image
The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in comprehending Eastern subjects as you have in… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
In a film, there are dramatic moments and a bunch of different moments that lead up to a dramatic moment. On some… — Giveon Copy Share Image
That music and the lyrical aspects of Razorblade Romance is so personal to me that, now with me being grown up a… — Ville Valo Copy Share Image
“I rouse Emily to our guests, as she finishes off our fifteenth snowman by setting the head atop its torso. She stands… — Nathan Reese Maher Copy Share Image
If you're chained to a computer all day, you're not using up much energy, even if you drag yourself to the gym… — Ruth Glick Copy Share Image
I don't like to tell people what format they can get things in, or say, "I'm only going to release this on… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
“Feminist narrative theory notes that for most of literary history there's been an imbalance between men's and women's stories. Male characters go… — Laurie Frankel Copy Share Image
“I get most of my inspiration from two places: my own life, and reading. I read widely—in my genre (romance), and in… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“I have to remember it... or Genma-sama'll come to hate me...and then he'll abandon me... What can I do, to become the… — Yuki Shimizu Copy Share Image
“Temples are for the gods,” Thucydides said. “No city has the hubris to put her own citizens on a temple.” Phidias promised,… — Yvonne Korshak Copy Share Image
“For Emma, her sexuality is something that draws her to others, a social and political thing. For me, it's the most intimate… — Julie Maroh Copy Share Image
“Without thinking, he reached for her hand. Tucked it against her chest, feeling that was where it should be. Perry's heart slammed… — Veronica Rossi Copy Share Image
In my long, long years toiling around the publishing industry, I've found that women simply don't stick to the writing with the… — Jim Goad Copy Share Image
“Men were not supposed to be mushy, but one thing his mother taught him was that it was better to understand your… — A.J. Wiliams Copy Share Image
“Machinations are divined. Response is by nature, nurture, experience and if sought peer pressure. You are the owner of free will. Choose.” — Truth Devour Copy Share Image
As a child, everyone dreams of finding treasure. There's romance and drama. But as an adult most people aren't going to spend… — E. Lee Spence Copy Share Image
We arrogantly assume that the nervous system doesn't really need to be coaxed into romance. That romance comes from some other place. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
“I’ll be your friend in daylight. I’ll treat you as a comrade in every gas-lit ballroom. But alone, under moonlight, I’ll not… — Courtney Milan Copy Share Image
“For a full two hours, he stood at that door, a cloud of uncertainty ruling his mind. Damian felt like his heart… — Elaine White Copy Share Image
“He’d never forgotten the sweep of her soft mouth against his, the taste of her sweetness, like strawberries, and the way she… — Katherine McIntyre Copy Share Image
“And in the stillness before dawn, on the brink of a war that could tear us apart, our auras danced and twined… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
“It only wakes up the burning desire I always feel whenever I'm close to this man and the shadows of my fears… — Stephanie Witter Copy Share Image
“I never counted on you, lass. You are strong, honorable, clever, shrewd, beautiful, and resilient. You doona ever quit, and you doona… — Donna Grant Copy Share Image
“I wonder if you know how special you are; I wonder if you know how precious you are; I wonder if you… — Hassan Ali Copy Share Image
“I told myself a thousand times every single day I needed to forget you. I forgot to forget, and I forgot what… — Maha Khlaid Copy Share Image
I always just loved women, but more important than loving women, more important than sexual stuff, is I always believed in romance. — Andrew Dice Clay Copy Share Image
“What are you doing here?” All right, he was standing in front of an easel, holding a paint palette and brush. “Taxidermy?”… — Robyn Carr Copy Share Image
“I know not by what power I am drawn to you, but it is as a moth is drawn to the flame,… — Andrea Zuvich Copy Share Image
“It's just me throwing myself at you, romance as usual, us times us, not lust but moxibustion, a substance burning close to… — Alice Fulton Copy Share Image
There is no pretending,Jace said with absolute clarity.I love you,and I will love you until I die,and if there's a life after… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Romance is like maintaining a car. If you do a good job of it, you will always have a dependable quiet ride.” — T.R. Wallace Copy Share Image
“How can it feel so perfect with someone one second, but then the next second everything’s suddenly all wrong?” — Susan Colasanti Copy Share Image
“Wow,” she said. “Do you realise how wonderful you sound?” “Yes, I do,” he said with a firm nod. “And I think… — Robyn Carr Copy Share Image
