Debut-author Quote by Heather Demetrios

“She ought to know that if you want to set yourself up as queen and have everything the way you want it and keep…

— Helen Oyeyemi

“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

“It appears that time has turned that young woman, who imagined herself a romantic heroine, into something of a comic character, but I remain…

— Siri Hustvedt

“She’s a female of worth. Hell, the brothers and I are half in love with her and not just because she’s our queen. Not…

— J.R. Ward

“If only others knew that Lady Calpurnia Hartwell, proper, well-behaved spinster, entertained deep-seated and certainly unladylike thoughts about fictional heroes.”

— Sarah MacLean

“Haven't I been worth five years' excellent gossip to you? Are you not all waiting agog to see me seize my sister-in-law by the…

— Dorothy Dunnett

“Every day I tell myself that my sister cannot possibly sink any further into the slough of disgrace and, every day, I am amazed…

— Muriel Barbery

“A sister who could barely remember her brother's face. True love of a boy she had barely kissed. Mortal enemy of a childhood friend.…

— Lorraine Thomson

“I think that your sister is awful. I think it's disgusting-a woman acting like a grease-monkey and posing around like a big executive. It's…

— Ayn Rand

“The girl in your class who suggests that this year the Drama Club put on The Bald Soprano will be a thorn in people's…

— Fran Lebowitz

“So here they are, a gaggle of highly skilled and utterly unique actresses whose pre-feminist strength and independence were awesome to behold. Whether with…

— Ray Hagen

“I grew up in the entertainment industry. I've always been told I was all wrong. No glitz. No glamour.”

— Amy Kaufman Burk