About Quote by Annette Bening

There is an enduring feeling that women can write domestic dramas but don't have the muscularity or the vision to write state-of-the-nation narratives.

— Lynn Nottage

“As women, we are the protagonists of our own personal novels. We are called upon to be the heroines of our own lives, not…

— Erin Blakemore

“People will point to books written about women, by men, and books written by women, and say, ‘Tell me, what is the difference?’ The…

— Shireen Dodson

“Their characteristics are well-known. They're beautiful -- when they're not astoundingly ugly. They're both goddesses for men to worship, and demons for them to…

— Marie Brennan

In domestic life, the woman's value is inherent, unquantifiable; at home she exchanges proven values for mythological ones. She 'wants' to be at home,…

— Rachel Cusk

I had this relationship with the Mona Lisa painting and I thought it was important to look further. In a time that was very…

— Fab Moretti

While my work is usually about the Igbo woman experience, there are many aspects of my female characters that women everywhere can and do…

— Chika Anadu

[The Other Woman]s not only a story about friendship and women and how we support one another and how we're there for one another,…

— Cameron Diaz

I find women as writers and as characters are operating within narrow confines. They inherit a kind of ghetto of the soul. I'm trying…

— Kate Braverman

“So often we're told that women's stories are unimportant. After all, what does it matter what happens in the main room, in the kitchen,…

— Lisa See

Women have a faith in themselves that is unpragmatic and in each other that's just emotional and f - ing strong. Both of those…

— Kristen Stewart

“They love the fact that they are recognized as totally feminine in a sexually attractive kind of way. Forget all about the role of…

— Rick Johnson