Quote by Edith Wharton

“She thought she was a feminist. She was only bad tempered.”

— Hari Kunzru

“She had a thing for cocky assholes. When they expressed interest in her it seemed meaningful. When nice guys hit on her, she had…

— Lucinda Rosenfeld

“I am Emma Woodhouse. I feel for her, of her and in her. I have a different sort of snobbism, but I understand her…

— John Fowles

“There are things that man is not meant to interfere with, and the robust yet fragile temper of a woman is one of them.”

— youssef

“He had a temper, not a good thing. Because I had one too.”

— Nicole Williams

“they are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters.”

— Jane Austen

“She released a small sigh at her own stubbornness. There was no greater fool than a woman who looked at a man and saw…

— Victoria Lynne

“She didn’t want to believe the pretty gentleman capable of such violence, but she had learned the hard way that pretty gentlemen were often…

— Kady Cross

“These women are a little afraid of Mrs. Murphy, I can see. Over the course of dinner I notice that she can be snappish…

— Christina Baker Kline

“There was a dumb misery about him that irritated her; there was a manly staying of his hand that made her heart beat faster.…

— Henry James

“Liz wasn’t sure why, but as the door slammed behind her, her thoughts strayed to Brady. He would have never belittled her career like…

— K.A. Linde

“Sometimes she couldn't tolerate a man's physical superiority. No wonder they were so damned macho.”

— Margaret Way