"That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me." ― Lynn Abbey Topic(s): Romantic More From Lynn Abbey "When I’m not writing or tweaking my computer, I do embroidery. When I’m not plunging into the past, tweaking, or embroidering, I’m reading books about history, computers, or embroidery." More In Romantic "Young actors often don’t think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarrassing family, friends, and even strangers."― Natalie Portman "You’re always close and you never get that big romantic lead."― Patricia Clarkson "It’s harder and harder to make a well-done romantic comedy these days because the conventions have been so played out."― Dana Fox