Quote by Mara Jacobs

“Badass with a hint of lady.”

— Belle Aurora

“...chicks are naturally attracted to the scent of badass”

— Trish Doller

“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

“Like a lot of women she was attracted to bad boys and this guy seemed like the most badass boy she’d ever met.”

— Jake Remington

“I wasn't raised to let a woman walk through a dimly lit parking lot alone. Wasn't born in a cornfield, you know.” Velia turned.…

— Mary J. McCoy-Dressel

“She watched the woman around her. Most of them undulated like strippers or ground their arses into the men dancing behind them. She copied…

— Michele Gorman

“Sad but true that nothing puts a woman in her place more effectively than a chivalrous gesture performed in a certain manner.”

— Pat Barker

“That sounds almost practiced, James Carstairs. How many girls have you made swoon with that observation?”

— Cassandra Clare

“Wincing, I turned, gave her a salute, because that’s what mafia hit men do when they’re in a bathroom with a naked girl, they…

— Rachel Van Dyken

“For instance, the headmistress, Miss Moore. I knew right away that she had come to Antigua from England, for she looked like a prune…

— Jamaica Kincaid

“Mma Ramotswe decided to go back into her office. There was a curious thing about male conversation that she had noticed - men often…

— Alexander McCall Smith

“No longer stereotypes, these screen women had become complicated. This combination of sensuality, independence and playfulness, made them fascinating to watch and completely modern.”

— Mick LaSalle