... I find myself coming out of the library with all women writers. I keep hoping the library attendant won't notice, but… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
We live in a time when the values of courage and honesty, particularly for women writers, equate to confessing only the darkest,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Women writers of all people should know better than to pigeonhole women, put them in little groups, the smart one, the sweet… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Women writers are often conflated with their narrators - as if we can't consciously construct fictional worlds from the ground up and… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
“I’m not interested in teaching books by women... Usually at the beginning of the semester a hand shoots up and someone asks… — David Gilmour Copy Share Image
“When no one is watching Mother Earth, and most of the time no one is, she sings softly to herself. Certainly no… — Sharon Weil Copy Share Image
“I didn't come looking for you the day you uninvitedly appeared on my doorstep How did we go from nonchalant conversation me… — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“One of those largish US women writers on the metaphysics of shagging had declared, as if it were a revelation - and… — Bill James Copy Share Image
“Live your life in such a way that you'll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
“O Sacred Heart of Mary!" she murmured by his side, and he felt how that name was food and raiment, friend and… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their… — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
“We are diamonds in the rough Through the thrust and toil, we come out strong We are the breath of the earth,… — Chinonye J. Chidolue Copy Share Image
“I Became a free woman when I decided to stop dreaming, freedom that is waiting for nothing .. and anticipation is a… — Ahlam Mosteghanemi Copy Share Image
“THE HONEYEATER story was mesmerizing: the story took hold of me and I felt compelled to write it. I was also inspired… — Yolanda A. Reid Copy Share Image
“Women writers make for rewarding (and efficient) lovers. They are clever liars to fathers and husbands; yet they never hold their tongues… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“When, however, one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“It's not that the authors are unskilled, but we must frequently venture outside our areas of original training. Either the work lies… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
“My dis-interest in what people speak of as "women's problems," "women's literature." Have women a special sensibility? No. There are individuals uniquely… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have observed that male writers tend to get asked what they think and women what they feel. In my experience, and… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
“When the memory of one's predecessors is buried, the assumption persists that there were none and each generation of women believes itself… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
“It was the kind of story everybody likes, about a tough girl who becomes a truer version of herself by uncovering her… — Chris Kraus Copy Share Image
“...I fell asleep and had a dream that a king was liquidated by a group of kind faces....” — Maquita Donyel Irvin Copy Share Image
“Already the people murmur that I am your enemy because they say that in verse I give the world your me. They… — Julia de Burgos Jack Agüero Translator Copy Share Image
“What did we talk about? I don't remember. We talked so hard and sat so still that I got cramps in my… — Joanna Russ Copy Share Image
