Book Quote by Alexander McCall Smith

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as…

— Gao Xingjian

“I was arguing not that everyone should read books by ladies—though shifting the balance matters—but that maybe the whole point of reading is to…

— Rebecca Solnit

After my first book, many of my readers came back to tell me that the female characters I had created were not strong enough.…

— Ravi Subramanian

My books are based on emotions, feelings, relationships. In these areas women are experts, so it's not strange that the main characters of my…

— Isabel Allende

Women are never the protagonists; we're always reactionary against everything that's done to us. I like people who write for women that have got…

— Neve McIntosh

I just think of myself as a writer. Yes, I'm a woman. And I'm a writer. The main challenge is that I like to…

— Jenny Han

I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish.

— Jennifer Weiner

I have not much faith in women in fiction… Women are so horribly subjective and they have such scorn for the healthy commonplace. When…

— Willa Cather

Women inspire me... so I enjoy women's stories and biographies. I am interested in all women.

— Diane von Furstenberg

I like portraying women of character in my books. Women who exhibit loyalty and courage.

— Sudha Murty

The female perspective is what I relate to and I understand it. I find it fascinating. I like to see women in challenging situations…

— Denise Di Novi

I love writing about men. To get by in the world you have to know how men think. Not that all guys think alike,…

— Bonnie Jo Campbell