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“For readers worldwide, the attraction of romance novels seems to be that they provide hope, strength, and the assurance that happy endings are possible. Romance makes the promise that no matter how bleak things sometimes look, in the end everything will turn out right and true love will triumph -- and in an uncertain world, that's very comforting.”

Source: On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells

“"The Lucky One" is at its heart a romance novel, elevated however by Nicholas Sparks' persuasive storytelling. Readers don't read his books because they're true, but because they ought to be true.”

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Author:Roger Ebert

“Certainly, light fiction exists and encompasses mysteries or second-class romance novels, books that are read on the beach, whose only aim is to entertain. These books are not concerned with style or creativity - instead they are successful because they are repetitive and follow a template that readers enjoy.”

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Author:Umberto Eco

“And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel. Man, that takes courage and imagination. Well, it also took some degree of mental illness, too, but I was suddenly happy for her. And a little scared. Well, a lot scared.”

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Author:Sherman Alexie

“A romance novel focuses exclusively on two people falling in love. It can't be about a woman caring for her aging mother or something like that. It can have that element, but it has to be primarily about the male-female relationship.”

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Author:Kristin Hannah

“I don't write romance novels.”

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Author:Nicholas Sparks

“Recently, I haven't had too much time to read. But I love a good romance novel.”

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Author:Jourdan Dunn

“I still read romance, and I read suspense. I read them both. And part of it is, I like stories with strong characters, and I like stories where there's closure at the end. And I like stories where there's hope. That's a kind of empowerment. I think romance novels are very empowering, and I think suspense novels are, too.”

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Author:Lisa Gardner

“The feeling of your insides churning, the knot in your throat that words can't ease, your mouth being dry while your cheeks are wet—the emptiness, the hollowness. The nowhere to go. People call it heartbreak, but it hurts everywhere else.”

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Book:No Lights With You

Source: No Lights With You

“You can't force love - either you force, or you love.”

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Book:Girl Over God: The Novel

Source: Girl Over God: The Novel