Cat lady Quote by Fiona Davis

“Like many spells with unusual names, the Unrobed Ladies was a great deal less exciting than it sounded.”

— Susanna Clarke

“She hated the namelessness of women in stories, as if they lived and died so that men could have metaphysical insights.”

— Chad Harbach

“Sometimes, when something has a name it changes things. Especially when the name is big, long, and official-sounding, like "gender-nonconforming".”

— Lori Duron

“Women are hard to keep track of, most of them. They slip into other names, and sink without a trace.”

— Margaret Atwood

“No matter the species, the deadliest gender is always the female. Men will fight until they die. Women will take it to the grave…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“By custom, we wield the sword and wear the armor, but who among you does not know a mother, sister, daughter, friend, who exceeds…

— Ken Liu

“I like difficult old women, she said. I'm in training to be one myself.”

— Rosina Lippi

“They don’t use no bad words?” she asked. “No fighting and killing? No naked people?” “That’s right.” “Who would write like that except for…

— Joe Reese

“A sad pretty girl inspires the urge to console, unlike a sad old crone.”

— Margaret Atwood

“ Witch . The word drifted across his mind. We call such women so, because we have no other name .”

— Katherine Arden

“She was one of those women that makes any red blooded male look at her and go, ‘Ah yes … now I remember why…

— Tony Rattigan

“Oh, what's the good of talking about men?" cried Mary impatiently; "why, one might as well be a lady novelist or some horrid thing.…

— G.K. Chesterton