Nothing is more interesting in a novel or a play than an affair.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The End of the Affair is almost like a play.
An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know.
Any affair, by its very nature, is quite dysfunctional.
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.
There's nothing quite as exciting or moving as the very finest literary non-fiction.
Any play that's making a point is less interesting than something that stays with you and suggests something further.
When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.
The play is a marvelous form, but it demands less than a novel.
I think sex is a very minor part of most romance novels.
What could be more boring than a novel that tells you how to think about everything that happens in it?