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There are so many romantic comedies made, but very few dramas or love stories. And with a love story, you have to take time to develop three-dimensional characters.

Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort.

I'm always a sucker for a love story.

To make a love story, you need a couple of young people, but to reflect on the nature of love, you're better off with old ones. That is a fact of life and literature - and of the novel ever since it fell in love with love in the 18th century.

Of all the love stories ever published, I have - realistically - read very few.

There are a lot of great love stories. It's just the best thing. Why wouldn't you write about it? Why wouldn't you want to read about it? But it's hard to write about. It's weird to have such a powerful and universal feeling and hope that you can write that and make it real for people.

I like the idea of not having a definition of love and romance. The greatest love stories have been about people who haven't come together. More stories like that need to be explored.

Any story is better with a little love in it, right?

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.

There is something in human beings that loves stories.