“Life isn't a romance novel. The truth is, the reason romance novels sell so well ---- the reason why everyone loves them ---- is because no one's life is actually like that. Everyone WANTS their life to be like that.”
Source: Forever Princess
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I write romance novels. (Acheron)”
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Source: Devil May Cry
