Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

I don't write romance novels.

When you say that you write romantic fiction, there are a lot of people who have an image in their mind of the 'bodice ripper.' It's the one term that most romantic fiction writers absolutely hate because it has no bearing on what people are writing.

Romance novels are my favorite books to read. I write young adult romances, and am so happy to be promoting this wonderful genre.

Romantic fiction, in the broader sense, can be any novel that has a love story somewhere in it. It can be a mystery or a historical novel, as long as it has this very strong romantic thread running through it.

We know romance novels are a huge thing. Can we do a romance novel show on our network? I'm not sure.

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 my favorite part of fiction had always been the relationship aspect.

I think women love to read love stories.

I'm in the mood for another Moonstruck experience, for another romantic comedy.

I don't write the kind of 'happily ever after' that romance readers enjoy.

I love romantic films and love drama. Any film that has romance or romantic element is my comfort.

I love romantic comedies, or romantic dramas - basically anything with love in it.

Here's the thing about romance novels: The moment when the hero and heroine discover that they're perfect for each other is often the moment when it's them against the world.

'What time is it,' you ask? According to 16 of my dearest writing pals, it's always time for a wonderful romance!

I want to do a love story. I really want to do a love story.

I like reading romantic novels.

It's not a conscious decision that I only want to do romantic films.

One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'

I've always thought that, as a romance writer, I had the best job in the world. I sit around all day making up emotion-drenched, conflict-laden stories that push my heroes and heroines to the edge of sanity. Then I give them a happy ending.

'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.

With 'Attachments,' my goal was to write a really good romantic comedy. I wanted the reader to be smiling throughout.

'The Notebook' is one of my favorite love stories.

It's a different thing to write a love story now than in the time of Jane Austen, Eliot, or Tolstoy. One of the problems is that once divorce is possible, once break-ups are possible, it can all become a little less momentous.

I'm always a sucker for a love story.

'Not Another Happy Ending' is a romantic comedy starring Karen Gillan and Stanley Weber. It is about these two characters and their relationships.

I'm definitely a romantic comedy dude because I'm a big romantic at heart. I'm a softy, so it's always nice to watch movies that make you think that love at first sight is actually possible.