Chivalry Quote by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué

She is not fair to outward view As many maidens be; Her loveliness I never knew Until she smiled on me: Oh! then I…

— Anonymous

“And yonder sits a maiden, The fairest of the fair, With gold in her garment glittering, And she combs her golden hair.”

— Heinrich Heine

“I am ever a gentle maiden," she shouted. "Damn if I'm not.”

— Julie Garwood

“It was all very unmaidenly, of course; but maidenly is a word love and life and desire may crowd from the page.”

— Susan Glaspell

“...what maiden knows how the world is skewed to spare any testing of her virtue?”

— Catherynne M. Valente

“No fair maiden should die alone,”

— Sarah J. Maas

“Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.”

— Stephen Crane

“When all was said and done, Ella was but a maiden, a member of the fairer sex. It was a well-known fact that women…

— Michelle Smart

“He had danced with fair maidens before, but Odette was different. She was graceful and beautiful, but there was something in her eyes and…

— Melanie Dickerson

“Orenda looked up and seemed surprised at all of us staring at her. “I told you I was a shield maiden when I met…

— Marie Andreas

“The Lady Rycca of Wolscroft and you would be well advised to take your eyes from her. She is betrothed to a Norse lord…

— Josie Litton

Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are.

— Hartley Coleridge