Heroines Quotes

144 quotes by 124 authors

I just don't see myself as the heroine in my own narrative. — Cate Blanchett
You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes. You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned: through overcoming challenges come growth and strength.… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
O Lord, Sir - when a heroine goes mad she always goes into white satin. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
My story starts at sea, a perilous voyage to an unknown land. A shipwreck. The wild waters roar and heave. The brave vessel is dashed… — William Shakespeare
In the movie, the stars above the ship bear no correspondence to any constellations in a real sky. Worse yet, while the heroine bobs... we… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
It is said that no star is a heroine to her makeup artist. — Richard Corliss
Yeah, I treat all my heroines like children now. I pick them up, I cuddle them, I call them baby... — Shahrukh Khan
A reader who quarrels with postulates, who dislikes Hamlet because he does not believe that there are ghosts or that people speak in pentameters, clearly… — Northrop Frye
Anne Barton is a delightful new voice in historical romance! Once She Was Tempted is a charming read, with characters who are easy to love--a… — Tessa Dare
Iâ€™m a huge fan of the books myself, so to know that I got to play Clary â€“ whoâ€™s a literary heroine to me â€“… — Lily Collins
Who are your favourite heroines in real life? The women of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Iran who risk their lives and their beauty to defy the… — Christopher Hitchens
I'm obsessed with Greek mythology. My favorite goddess is Artemis. She's strong and reminds me of Katniss, the heroine of The Hunger Games. — Isabelle Fuhrman
You have to be brave and not always play likeable people. It's difficult, because there's a demand for the hero or heroine to be very… — Felicity Jones
It was never really my choice to be an action heroine. — Izabella Scorupco
Christy Barritt's novel, Hazardous Duty, is a delightful read from beginning to end. The story's fresh, engaging heroine with an unusual occupation hooked me, and… — Colleen Coble
Jerusalem Maiden is a page-turning and thought-provoking novel. Extraordinary sensory detail vividly conjures another time and place; heroine Esther Kaminskyâ€™s poignant struggle transcends time and… — Binnie Kirshenbaum
I've written about domestic violence in my book, Lola Rose and it's a great relief to know that terrified children like Jayni, my fictional heroine… — Jacqueline Wilson
Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, aren't relatable, and if you can't put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, not only will they not inspire you, but… — Cassandra Clare
The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story. These are books… — Jayne Ann Krentz
Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but high suspense writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama. — Iris Johansen

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124 authors contributed a total of 144 Heroines Quotes, led by these top contributors: