Over the years, the outcomes of her novels have changed from "this passion we'll remember" to "' till death do us part," "That's because my heart has softened. '"
寫了廿多年，都是驚心動魄的愛情故事，但瓊瑤小說的結局，似乎已漸從早期的「此情可待成追憶」，轉變成後來的「有情人終成眷屬」。「那表示我的心越來越柔軟了啊」，瓊瑤表示，生活境遇的轉換，不自覺地會發抒在筆下。