Damsel in distress Quote by Dennis Sharpe

“This was one princess who could rescue her own damn self.”

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“I thought I was rescuing her... I thought I was the knight in shining armor... But it turns out; she was the badass princess…

— Steve Maraboli

“I am not a princess. And I don't need rescuing.”

— Nicola Yoon

“Or maybe when she realized that he was never going to come and rescue her, she did what all strong women do. She found…

— Adriana Trigiani

“It was impossible to escape her. She provided no natural break in the conversation, and she spoke with such intensity that I would have…

— Augusten Burroughs

“And his distress over her distress distressed him even more.”

— Leigh LaValle

“She just wanted an escape from the abuse.”

— Hugh Howey

“She came in thinking she would rescue him, like some sort of story, like a little kid pretending to be a brave knight. He…

— Anne Ursu

“Was he trying to rescue her? She fought not to roll her eyes. Men.”

— Pamela Clare

“He worked too hard, smiled too little and dined as one indifferent to both flavor and fate; he clearly was a hero in need…

— Tom Robbins

“Don't freeze up on me, princess," he said in a low voice. Her eyes snapped to his face, and what she saw there was…

— Megan Frampton

You saved me again," she told him with a starstruck gaze. He cupped her cheek and gave her a tender smile in the dark.…

— Gaelen Foley