Welcome to our collection of insightful and empowering quotes by Sylvia Day, a renowned author celebrated for her captivating storytelling and profound reflections on love, passion, and human emotions. Sylvia Day has enchanted readers around the globe with her evocative prose and rich character development, earning her a dedicated following and numerous accolades in the literary world. Through her diverse body of work spanning romance, erotica, and contemporary fiction, Day explores the complexities of relationships, the depths of desire, and the triumphs of the human spirit.
Within these pages, you’ll discover a treasure trove of Sylvia Day’s most memorable and thought-provoking quotes, each offering a glimpse into her profound understanding of the human heart and the intricacies of romantic connections. Whether you’re seeking inspiration, comfort, or simply a moment of reflection, these quotes are sure to resonate with readers of all backgrounds and experiences. Feel free to explore, ponder, and perhaps even share these timeless words with loved ones or on your favorite social media platforms.
Writers are not celebrities, so you don’t expect to walk down the street and hear, ‘Oh my God, there’s Sylvia Day.’ You prefer to be anonymous. Sylvia Day
I was 12 and read my first romance novel; it was a sweeping desert saga, and I got to the end of it and was like, ‘I want to go back and start all over again!’ That emotional response to the book and getting to the end of a story you love is what inspires me to write the next book. Sylvia Day
I just have to let the story go the way it needs to go and let them take the detours they want to take, and I’ll get to the end. Sylvia Day
The world would be a very sad place if readers could only love one story. Sylvia Day
I had a very realistic expectation of the level of success that it was possible to attain writing romance novels. Sylvia Day
When it comes to your hero, what the readers really fall in love with are his flaws. No one ever falls in love with a perfect hero. Sylvia Day
I love digital books. And I actually started digital-first publishing back in 2005. Sylvia Day
For the most part, romance is written in third person, and it’s written in multiple points of view, so you’re in the hero’s head, and you’re in the heroine’s head. I’ve always said that I’m more of a narrator than a creator. Sylvia Day
The ‘Crossfire’ demographic is all-encompassing. Age, gender, religion, culture… it doesn’t matter. Sylvia Day
Obviously, there are those in the industry who don’t give romance novels the level of respect the sales would warrant. They’ll talk about a book that sells maybe 100,000 copies, that happens to be very literary, whereas something like ‘Crossfire’ will sell 13 million copies in a single language and hardly get any mentions at all. Sylvia Day
The No. 1 thing is to write the book that you love and then hope that it finds an audience with the same taste as you. I think I’ve done that, and that’s lucky. Sylvia Day
Living is a constant source of inspiration. Sylvia Day
Readers want a good book; it’s a writer’s job to give it to them. Sylvia Day
Publishers should use the paperback side to leverage the ebook side. Sylvia Day
It’s fun to try and picture what exactly is in your head and translate it onto the screen. How you can take something that lives in my mind and bring it to life – but that part is fun. Sylvia Day
My mom handed me my first romance novel. Sylvia Day
I have things I watch in my downtime – I love ‘Scandal.’ I don’t write political romance, so there’s not a direct relation there. But it’s something I do just to turn off the brain for a little bit, and just to relax and recharge. Sylvia Day
‘One With You’ was the hardest book I have ever written. I rewrote it three times. Sylvia Day
I love connecting with readers! Sylvia Day
Some writers may hate interacting on social media. And if you do, don’t do it, because it shows. If you are uncomfortable being out in public, that shows, too, and makes the reader uncomfortable. So find the best way for you to connect with your readers and a way that you enjoy. Sylvia Day
I’ve found that writers who don’t read really can’t write. Sylvia Day
I have had unattractive heroes – broken noses, scars, crooked teeth. You want to give them something that is human. My heroines struggle with being too short or fat or old. Some are older than the heroes. You try to cover all spectrums. Sylvia Day
There are millions of people who think that romance isn’t real writing. But the only person who can make you real, make your books real, is you. Sylvia Day
I spend a lot of time on social media, I’m on Facebook every day; I’m on Twitter every day. Sylvia Day
You really couldn’t do a PG version of ‘Crossfire!’ It just wouldn’t work. Sylvia Day
When a story captures me, it comes quickly and easily. Sylvia Day
Some days, you will sit down, and you write tens of thousands of words. Others, you have to force yourself to write a single sentence. Sylvia Day
Take your time, however long the book needs. I’ve seen a lot of promising careers go into decline because writers succumbed to the pressure to write faster than was comfortable for them or the story. Sylvia Day
I know of a few writers who are husband and wife teams. Sylvia Day
As a writer, it’s disheartening to write books that you pour your soul into and not have them distributed widely enough to find their audience. Sylvia Day
Nalini Singh, J.D. Robb, Patricia Briggs, Shelby Reed – these are my pre-order, must-have authors. Sylvia Day
I’ve been told by readers that they love how my heroes fall in love fast, first, and with conviction. Sylvia Day
‘Scandal’ is great because it’s intriguing and sexy, and it has a lot of play with secondary characters in situations, lots of drama. Sylvia Day
As for discipline and rules, I confess, I’ve never been good with either. Sylvia Day
My heroines, more often than not, are the ones who are troubled and resistant. Sylvia Day
I want to write a story for people where they finish it, and it sticks with them. Sylvia Day
Reading is No. 1 – I have to read, or I can’t write. Sylvia Day
Especially in writing love stories, there’s always the assumption that once you’ve said ‘I do,’ once you get to the point where you’re married, well, the hard part is over. Sylvia Day
The publishing industry provides a viable channel which enables a wide distribution of books that we’re not seeing in any other way. Unfortunately, self-publishing doesn’t have that. Sylvia Day
Gratitude goes a long way. Sylvia Day
I’ve learned to allow myself the room to fall in love with what I’m writing. Sylvia Day
I believe that if you work hard at a relationship, devoting time and energy to it, being willing to grow and experiment, and never take it for granted, that you can continue to feel the initial attraction and excitement indefinitely. Sylvia Day
I’m a multimillionaire. Sylvia Day
The ‘Blacklist’ duology is a project I am very passionate about, and when the St. Martin’s Press team approached me, I was captivated with their presentation. Sylvia Day
The damaged wealthy hero is actually a hugely common trope in romance, and alpha heroes are very common in romance. Sylvia Day
Writing the ‘Crossfire’ series is deeply personal for me, and I love the whole process of it. Sylvia Day
I’m a big fan of IMAX/3-D films; I love that whole experience. Sylvia Day
I go to a lot of conferences and conventions to meet with readers directly. Sylvia Day
Other genres are plot-driven, but the entire focus of a romance novel is on the characters and their arcs. Sylvia Day
It’s not uncommon for men to show up at my book signings or to send me emails with their thoughts about my books. I’ve also heard from a number of female readers who were introduced to my works by men in their lives. Sylvia Day
Every writer follows a theme, and mine is survival. If you can’t figure out what a writer’s theme is, look at the books you are attracted to. Sylvia Day
There were points in my career where I thought, ‘Maybe I’m done. Maybe I’ve written everything there is to write.’ Now I’ve learned that it’s just working itself out. You have to let it do it. Sylvia Day
I urge aspiring writers to write three full-length novels before contemplating publication. Sylvia Day
I can’t live without my smartphone, but I really geek on coding. It’s not so much technology that I like, but puzzle solving. Sylvia Day
The ’50 Shades’ series is a Cinderella story, where the characters seemingly have no flaws. The ‘Crossfire’ series is very different in that these two characters are almost mirror images of each other. Sylvia Day
I think we love the fantasy of being the one person who can really touch the person who has been untouchable for everybody else. There’s something that makes us feel very special about that; that we could be the one out of everyone who’s tried and everybody who’s wanted to reach that person – you’re the only one who could do it. Sylvia Day
