Family Quote by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

The love story between the hero and the heroine has to be at the center of the book. I think that's pretty true in…

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

I write about messy relationships - between friends, rivals, married couples, siblings. I'm not really interested in boy/girl romances.

— Jane Fallon

I didn't know anything about romance novels until a friend suggested that I try writing one. After I read a few, I realized that…

— Ruth Glick

It's a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long relationship with…

— Jane Campion

I love my life, my family and my friends, and I'm drawn to 'relationship' novels because of their affirming focus on the power of…

— Susan Wiggs

I really enjoy writing about female friendship. It's an endlessly interesting dynamic for me.

— Ruth Ware

I believe all stories are love stories, and there are kinds and kinds of love, so I will always write about love, but not…

— Melissa Pritchard

I'm interested in characters and relationships.

— Dee Rees

I write the kinds of novels I like to read, where the setting is rendered with love and care.

— Elizabeth George

I'm only interested in writing about relationships.

— Sally Rooney

My love is to tell a story but I like stories that evolve from character, from the nature of the individuals involved.

— David McCullough

I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.

— Terry McMillan