Quote by John Boyne

“Certainly, it is more reasonable to devote one's life to women than to postage stamps, old snuff-boxes, or even to paintings and statues.”

— Marcel Proust

“Where women are honored, the divinities are pleased. Where they are despised, it is useless to pray to God.”

— Victor Hugo

“...it is certain that we must learn the value of being women committed to our prayers and faithful to our calling.”

— Neva Coyle

“What she wanted was to donate to the world a good Maud Martha. That was the offering, the bit of art, that could not…

— Gwendolyn Brooks

“She tucked the stiff envelope into her pocket and it pressed against her leg all day, reminding her that she had been written to,…

— Rosie Alison

“Whoa. Oh, my God, this is a treat and a treasure. Most women don’t get to read love letters, and far fewer have love…

— Bryan Mooney

A woman doesn't want to be told she looks nice,' Jude nuttered as she sat down beside maud's grave. "She wants to be told…

— Nora Roberts

“Praying women do inexplicable things,”

— Hawkes Valente, Sarah

“To create - a role, a poem, picture, music, a rapture in stone: great. But not for her. What she wanted was to donate…

— Gwendolyn Brooks

“She closed her eyes and prayed to whichever small ineffectual god protects the hearts of women.”

— Kim Wright

“The first thing they would do would be to open my mouth and extract the soggy ball of my handkerchief, and as they spread…

— Alan Bradley

“If all literary women had such thoughtful angels for husbands, they would live longer and write more. Perhaps that wouldn't be such a blessing…

— Louisa May Alcott