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Romance Quotes

Quotes on romance, relationships, and love stories.

This collection reflects on romance mainly through the eyes of writers, exploring why relationships and love stories remain central to fiction and film. For more along these lines, see romantic quotes.

I decided to write category romance as I'd recently discovered them, and enjoyed them.

Quotes by Nora Roberts

When romance is done well in a movie, it's awesome.

Quotes by Nat Wolff

Within the sphere of steampunk, there seems to be a rapidly growing subsphere of gadgetless 'neo-Victorian' novels, most of which attempt to recapture the romance of the era without all the sociopolitical ugliness.

Quotes by N. K. Jemisin

As a lifelong romance reader, it's always satisfying to get to talk to other romance readers!

Quotes by Melissa Marr

Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.

Quotes by Mason Cooley

Not to disparage anything, but most vampire stories tend to be romance novels that are 'Twilight'-ish with metrosexual guys.

Quotes by Mark Pellegrino

The American is wholeheartedly for love and romance at any cost.

Quotes by Leslie Caron

Romance tends to be the whipping boy of genre fiction.

Quotes by Lauren Willig

I think sex is a very minor part of most romance novels.

Quotes by Lauren Willig

My books fall in the wobbly middle between historical fiction and historical romance.

Quotes by Lauren Willig

In my 20s, I became obsessed with the role-playing game 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' named after a classical Chinese novel, and later 'The Sims,' a life-simulation game, and 'StarCraft,' a science-fiction game.

Quotes by Kim Young-ha

There is grand romance in The Lord of the Rings. It's an important part of epic literature.

Quotes by Kevin J. Anderson

I love romance comics. I grew up with 'Archie' and got into other classic series as I got older, and I've been diving into 'Patsy Walker' since starting work on this project.

Quotes by Kate Leth

I love historical romance, absolutely love it.

Quotes by Julie Garwood

A romance novel should leave readers joyous. My books all have happy endings.

Quotes by Judith McNaught

There's a romance and power to live theater.

Quotes by Joshua Jackson

Every book should have a romance.

Quotes by Jasper Fforde

I had done 12 little romance books, and I decided I wanted to move into crime fiction.

Quotes by Janet Evanovich

I've had three husbands, but my real romance is my work.

Quotes by Hattie Carnegie

I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

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Frequently Asked Questions

What angle does this "Romance" quotes page take?
It leans toward the writer's perspective on romance, focusing on why relationships and love stories are so central to fiction.
Is there a quote critical of modern romance?
Yes, one quote humorously argues that romance has become overly commercialized, likening it to a product sold off in pieces by big brands.
Does the page mention romance in film?
One quote notes that romance, alongside conflict themes, has long been a sensitive subject for filmmakers working across different countries.
Are there quotes from romance authors themselves?
Yes, a couple of quotes come from writers describing their personal decision to write within the romance genre and the enjoyment they found in it.
What other quote page pairs with this one?
Check out Romantic quotes for more on love and connection.

One quote wryly notes how commercialized romance has become, while others describe the personal pull toward writing love stories in the first place, showing how the genre keeps evolving across cultures and media.