Romance novels satisfy a very specific fantasy of romantic love that seems to be a powerful part of the female psyche. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes fantasy female love
One of the reasons people like romances is that they're artificially shaped to give a pattern and meaning. It's not as messy as everyday life or as difficult or thorny. Melissa Pritchard artificiallydifficulteveryday Change image and share on social
I believe all stories are love stories, and there are kinds and kinds of love, so I will always write about love, but not necessarily romance. Melissa Pritchard kindlovenecessarily Change image and share on social
A real love story is sometimes exhausting. A romance is deliberately constructed to yield a certain result; the ambiguities are trimmed out, so it's neater and more pleasing to our hearts. But you don't live a love story, you live a life. Melissa Pritchard ambiguityconstructdeliberately share on social
It's true - women want the fantasy. So give them romance - but without the desperation, wondering, and waiting you see in the movies. Nadine Velazquez desperationfantasygive Change image and share on social
I go for all sharing the privileges of the government, who assist in bearing its burdens. Consequently, I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage, who pay taxes or bear arms (by no means excluding females). Abraham Lincoln admitarmassist share on social
I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love. Siobhan Fahey campgayhumour Change image and share on social