Aggression Quote by Gillian Flynn

So much of contemporary crime fiction is painful to read and obsessed with violence, particularly against women, and I can't read that.

— Donna Leon

A theme that has always interested me is how women express anger, how women express violence. That is very much part of who women…

— Gillian Flynn

Of the paperbacks that you see at the airport, I am the most violent woman writer.

— Chelsea Cain

I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop…

— Edward Bond

“This book is dedicated to all who have been affected by sexual violence.”

— Robert Uttaro

I wanted to write something that reflected the violence and horror of the world, but I also wanted to reflect the way people fight…

— Sabaa Tahir

“Writing from the perspective of women survivors of violence, Moore is at his most appealing; though his writing about sex and brutality can verge…

— Zoë Brigley (Thompson

“Many novelists fumed at men they saw as jailers. A host of masculine villains paraded through their plots—neglectful fathers, cruel husbands, and assorted gamblers,…

— Mike Wallace

“The letting go of patriarchy which creates one-sided citizens of women and men alike and culminates in violent living and violent relationships.”

— Matthew Fox

“Here was the love and violence in the hearts of men, all for their women”

— Hugh Howey

Please," said Lirael..."I think I would like to work in this Library." "The Library," repeated Sanar, looking troubled. "That can be dangerous to a…

— Garth Nix

... I find myself coming out of the library with all women writers. I keep hoping the library attendant won't notice, but when 8…

— Eve Babitz