Essays Quote by Anne Fadiman

The female experience is different from that of the male, and if, as a male writer, you cannot accept that basic premise, then you…

— Greg Rucka

I'm a much better writer for being a father.

— Chris Cleave

I think writing about the time in Hermione’s life that I write about – growing from childhood into womanhood, literally, I think it brought…

— Anonymous

Even now, after whatever gains feminism has made in involving fathers in the rearing of their children, I still think virtually all of us…

— Reynolds Price

“When dad is not around to provide a model of masculinity or to nurture his daughter’s soul, the consequences can be devastating to girls…

— Rick Johnson

Women's writing was coming along fine until feminists came along and turned it into Women's Lit.

— Florence King

I suggest to my students that they write under a pseudonym for a week. That allows young men to write as women, and women…

— Joyce Carol Oates

In any good piece of writing, it should be easy enough to switch genders.

— Ruth Bradley

The imaginative leap for me of writing for women is no more difficult than the one of writing for men. I've always wanted to…

— Anthony Minghella

On Becoming a 'Lady': What every mother wants her daughter to be.

— Marlene Dietrich

It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought…

— Rachel Cusk

The thing to remember about fathers is, they're men. A girl has to keep it in mind: They are dragon seekers, bent on improbable…

— Phyllis McGinley