Being Quote by Catherine Gaskin Download Open image “Woman novelists seem to have a reputation for being dowdy.” — Catherine Gaskin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Being Reputation Seem Woman
I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish. — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
I'm really aware that in fiction, women are pretty much equal. There's a lot of very successful women novelists. Not so much [for women… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
I've noticed over the past years of my writerly life that women writers in particular are discouraged in cleverly disguised forms from including the… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
When I look at the list of my favorite works, writers who are women do tend to outnumber writers who are men for whatever… — Rumaan Alam Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women. — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
In my long, long years toiling around the publishing industry, I've found that women simply don't stick to the writing with the same fervor… — Jim Goad Copy Share Image
Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance… — Tamsin Egerton Copy Share Image
Many writers over the centuries simply do not have the reputations they deserve because they were female, and that is an act of suppression. — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
Novels are sweets. All people with healthy literary appetites love them-almost all women; a vast number of clever, hardheaded men. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Before novels written by women were relegated to their own 'genre,' I was introduced to Jane Smiley by a dear professor who raised my… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Although I long to get away from the typewriter, if I think I can produce a better opening or a better closing to a… — Catherine Gaskin Copy Share Image
I have a conscience about my work and try to turn out a good piece of craftsmanship. — Catherine Gaskin Copy Share Image
Getting to my typewriter is something I push myself to, but once I am working, I work hard. — Catherine Gaskin Copy Share Image
I think it's so important for a woman, if she's a writer, to look as feminine as possible. — Catherine Gaskin Copy Share Image
Because of the womb being a central phenomenon in the feminine body, the whole psychology of woman differs: she is non-aggressive, non-inquiring, non-questioning, non-doubting,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
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I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
I love to fish. I love the peacefulness of being around the water. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
When you're in your twenties and starting out, the problem is that you care about being cool. Being older, I can care less about… — James Righton Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
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