Julia QuinnI can't imagine a romance novel published today where the hero rapes the heroine and she falls in love with him.
About This Quote
The actions of the hero in this quote are deplorable, but the author is urging us to think beyond the words. He is drawing our attention to the fact that an important part of what makes a romance novel great are the characters, their actions, and their reactions to those actions. The author here is not condemning rape or rape analogies, but instead is urging us to think about what actually happens in a real-world romance novel. He is pointing out that if we take into account all of the ways that love can impact people, even horrific events like rape cannot diminish the power of true love. It is quite possible for people who have been through terrible things to still feel love for one another.
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