The core of genre romance

For every woman who’s made a fool of a man, there’s a woman who’s made a man of a fool. —Samuel Hoffman (near as I can tell)

I read this quote long, long ago, and I swear to high heaven it was in one book of Anne Rice’s vampire trilogy (maybe Queen of the Damned?).

It resonated with me then and it still does, and I finally figured out why.

This sentiment is the heart and soul of genre romance: What woman doesn’t like to think she has that much power in either direction?

3 thoughts on “The core of genre romance

  • November 20, 2009 at 1:53 pm
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    >>>there’s a woman who’s made a man of a fool.

    That’s the movie Hobson’s Choice in one.

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    • November 20, 2009 at 2:05 pm
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      Okay, I’m going to look that up.

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