Of all the myriad ways we define love, there is perhaps none more honest and powerful than this: Great love is rooted in great partnership.

The trick to great romance is in overcoming adversity. In realizing that love is worth some uphill climbs.

There is perhaps no more rewarding romance heroine than she who is not expected to find love. The archetype comes in many disguises - the wallflower, the spinster, the governess, the single mom - but always with one sad claim: Love is not in her cards.

Love is more powerful than kicking ass.

It wasn't that she thought highly of herself. It was that she thought highly of the promise of more.

Kisses should not leave you satisfied.