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
I think in YA there's sometimes a temptation to create heroines who are infinitely resilient and wise and confident because those are… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to be an action heroine. That's a chick dream, getting to wear a leather bodysuit and be blonde and… — Olivia Thirlby Copy Share Image
I think one of the things that is easy to have happened in a superhero story is that the female character, whether… — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
“For a moment I have the alarming thought that maybe I want heroines so I can be their best friend and loyal… — Samantha Ellis Copy Share Image
I turned the pages so fast. And I suppose I was, in my mindless way, looking for a something, version of myself,… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
You need not go back four thousand years for heroines. The world is filled with them today. They do not belong to… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
How much we forgive to those who yield us the rare spectacle of heroic manners! We will pardon them the want of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
On some such night as this she remembered promising to herself to live as brave and noble a life as any heroine… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
It's difficult for a young girl like me. Because there's a certain time for young actresses, which is like a really juicy… — Gemma Arterton Copy Share Image
People see their own lives as stories; a lifelong story with a single hero or heroine... much contemporary unhappiness is due to… — Guy Claxton Copy Share Image
“I think we often hold heroines to an absurd standard. Be brave! Be wise! Always know what's in your heart and speak… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
Of all the universal lies she accepted unquestioningly, the happy ending was the most absurd. The hero and heroine lived happily ever… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“He pinned me in place with a direct look, his dark brown eyes smoldering. “You’re Mary Jane,” he said finally. “And you… — J.M. Richards Copy Share Image
Alexander the Great changed a few boundaries and killed a few men. Both he and Napoleon were forced into fame by circumstances… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
Among the real heroines in the world who will come into the Church are women who are more concerned with being righteous… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Boring heroines are, in my opinion, the most common romance mistake. We loathe hanging out with women who define themselves purely through… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
Christy Barritt's novel, Hazardous Duty, is a delightful read from beginning to end. The story's fresh, engaging heroine with an unusual occupation… — Colleen Coble Copy Share Image
Love, to the inferior man, remains almost wholly a physical matter. The heroine he most admires is the one who offers the… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
“Suddenly the realisation dawned on me; this was my own doing, I'd been forever bored of my little life; I was no… — Jennifer West Copy Share Image
Male authors always take care to make their heroes at least one inch taller than they are, and considerably more muscular. Just… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
In commercial cinema, roles for heroines are limited to being simple or glamorous. I don't want to fall into an image trap. — Tamannaah Copy Share Image
While the hero journeys for external fame, fortune, and power, the heroine tries to regain her lost creative spirit… Once she hears… — Valerie Estelle Frankel Copy Share Image
I thought of all those heroines of fiction who looked pretty when they cried, and what a contrast I must make with… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
I believe that our lives, just like fairy tales - the stories that have been written by us humans, through our own… — Lucinda Riley Copy Share Image
The statement I wanted to make was that it makes no sense to put these real-life women into one limited template, so… — David Trumble Copy Share Image
Aren't most romance heros, or heros in fiction of any kind, generally superior to real men? Same goes for heroines and real… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
“At least I could relate to Rose’s sense of adventure and Harriet Jones’ wacky determination and ingrained sense of responsibility. I can… — Chila Woychik Copy Share Image
“ Who are your favorite heroines in real life? The women of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran who risk their lives and their… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It's so reassuring to have a woman heroine who triumphs with more than just what she has on the outside... who has… — America Ferrera Copy Share Image
What is a Gallagher Girl? She's a genius, a scientist, a heroine, a spy... a Gallagher Girl is whatever she wants to… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
What makes a heroine? I think I can answer that. A heroine is a woman who risks going too far in order… — Diane Keaton Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with Greek mythology. My favorite goddess is Artemis. She's strong and reminds me of Katniss, the heroine of The Hunger… — Isabelle Fuhrman Copy Share Image
“I've done nothing for the past five years but try to be the hero who protects her. The problem? Heroines don't need… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
Aren't hidden doors the most alluring? The old stories point that out surely. Even the greatest heroes and heroines fall under the… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
I loved cinema from a very young age. I was also obsessed with Hitchcock and actresses like Kim Novak in Vertigo. They… — Erdem Moral?oglu Copy Share Image
“The day came when she discovered sex, sensuality, and literature; she said, 'I submit! Let my life be henceforth ruled by poetry.… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
She's the ulimate heroine, strong-willed and independent, intelligent, loyal, but at the same time, she's not flawless, she's not above mistakes, or… — Tammara Webber Copy Share Image
“Jane Austen had created six heroines, each quite different, and that gave Charlotte courage. There wasn't just one kind of woman to… — Shannon Hale Copy Share Image
