Heroine: Girl in a book who is saved from drowning by a hero and marries him next week, but if it was… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I think as women we've always been very used to growing up reading and identifying with male protagonists, especially in fantasy. There's… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
When actors do anti-hero roles, they are critically acclaimed. When heroines do negative roles, they are sidelined from the industry. — Sangeetha Krish Copy Share Image
Daffy, of course, wants to go on the journey with him but the studio decides they want Daffy back, so Bugs and… — Joe Dante Copy Share Image
Unless we believe in the hero, what is there To believe? Incisive what, the fellow Of what good. Devise. Make him of… — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
I was fortunate to sell at a time of great sea change in the romance genre; suddenly heroines were allowed to be… — JoAnn Ross Copy Share Image
When the first-rate author wants an exquisite heroine or a lovely morning, he finds that all the superlatives have been worn shoddy… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
We are all the heroes and heroines of our own lives. Our love stories are amazingly romantic; our losses and betrayals and… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
Butterfield 8, with its call-girl heroine working her way down the alphabet of men from Amherst to Yale, appeared at a very… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
I am always naturally drawn to heroines that have human flaws because I enjoy people that have lived their life with courage… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
“In stories like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, they always say the heroine is "as good as she is beautiful". I… — Alex Flinn Copy Share Image
The heroines in 'That's What She Said' are flawed, messy, damaged, hilarious and culpable and not really concerned about being acceptable to… — Carrie Preston Copy Share Image
She was like a heroine in a novel that she herself was writing the character kept protesting that she was too strong… — Anna Godbersen Copy Share Image
There's a thing that creeps into this conversation ... that if you complain about the depiction of women [in comics], it becomes,… — Kelly Sue DeConnick Copy Share Image
Regarding heroism, I grew up in a culture where you learn about heroes and heroines all the time. In a way, when… — Yiyun Li Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of the series of books by Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments. I'm a fan myself, so to be… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
I’m a huge fan of the books myself, so to know that I got to play Clary – who’s a literary heroine… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
A man's sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions.... He will always be attracted to the woman… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
We're nothing if we're not loved. When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself, that has to be… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
'Heroine' is about a declining and imbalanced superstar - a very brave and bold role. I wanted to test whether I could… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
