“I would sooner become a spinster than spend a lifetime with a boring, unimaginative man.” — Lynn Austin Copy Share Image
“...but now, driving past the billboard I realized that losing everything is death. A death that I crave and I don't want… — Kate Bolick Copy Share Image
“Isn't that how falling in love so often works? Some stranger appears out of nowhere and becomes a fixed star in your… — Kate Bolick Copy Share Image
If the men in the room would only think how they would feel graduating with a 'spinster of arts' degree they would… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“She had told the truth: she did not like to dance. Men assumed that a spinster wanted for excitement. Dried-up. They made… — Meredith Duran Copy Share Image
“As for Headmistress Crouch, I pegged her as the type who wouldn't have a mate, either because of her exacting standards, or… — Stacey Lee Copy Share Image
“It was easy, terribly easy, to become with time a middle-aged spinster with a sharp tongue. She would have to guard against… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Or, unless the practical spinster routinely turned into a secret seductive siren at bedtime. Gad, could he be so blessed?” — Alina K. Field Copy Share Image
“It wasn’t supposed to be this way. I was conducting research, determining whether I’d be truly content as a spinster.” “You wouldn’t… — Christi Caldwell Copy Share Image
Even Alexia, spinster that she was, was given an allowance large enough to dress her to the height of fashion— although she… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
Which are you? Are you the single woman who is just barely getting by who will become an insignificant spinster one day?… — Dannah Gresh Copy Share Image
“Sympathy for the spinster. I'm perfectly content, thank you. And I refuse to be defined by my boyfriend. Or lack of. Once… — David Nicholls Copy Share Image
My life has always been geared towards my career. If my life is complete in other ways then I don't mind being… — Kylie Minogue Copy Share Image
“I truly hate being a guest in someone's home...Worst of all, you have to 'make nice' at all hours. I don't want… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
“And there’s nothing wrong with spinsters, anyway. They have nice cats and little bowls full of candy. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Newitz… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“If I was an eccentric old spinster in a Merchant Ivory movie, I'd want to share my lovely cottage with Holly and… — Lisa Samson Copy Share Image
“I will read and draw, and have a wonderful time with all my dear nephews and nieces" Emma smiled, thinking on them.… — Katy Birchall Copy Share Image
When a gently born spinster has little money, her choices are few. She might receive an offer of marriage, but it's unlikely… — Jo Beverley Copy Share Image
“Miss Tarabotti felt such rules did not entirely apply to her, as she was a spinster. Had been a spinster for as… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
“The way she told it, the English counties are littered with aging spinsters who accidentally displayed a spark of intelligence at a… — Michelle Cooper Copy Share Image
The duke contents himself mainly with attempting to rule the world and other suchlike nonsense. When one is guiding the patterns of… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
“It was a business that engaged a significant part of the nation; the wool was given to village women to comb and… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
“Of course, these were only dreams. How could a sensible woman leave a happy marriage? All the same, a seductive voice from… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“An old maid, that’s what I’m to be. A literary spinster, with a pen for a spouse, a family of stories for… — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
