About Quote by Michelle Dean Download Open image “Writing a novel about feminism can be a thankless task.” — Michelle Dean ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare About Books Feminism Novel Task Writing
Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“I am a feminist because I dislike everything that feminism implies. I desire an end to the whole business, the demands for equality, the… — Winifred Holtby Copy Share Image
I think the first trick to writing a feminist work is to write plenty of women. That way you get to write characters, instead… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
I certainly wouldn't be writing books if it hadn't been for the feminist blogosphere, and I think that's a really amazing thing. — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I didn't even know I was a feminist until I read it on the back of one of my own books. — Fay Weldon Copy Share Image
Women are never the protagonists; we're always reactionary against everything that's done to us. I like people who write for women that have got… — Neve McIntosh Copy Share Image
I write novels about ordinary women who face seemingly insurmountable odds but through courage and determination find their heart's desire. — Francis Ray Copy Share Image
Women's writing was coming along fine until feminists came along and turned it into Women's Lit. — Florence King Copy Share Image
The subject of feminism cannot be purely a fiction, as some postmodern writers suggest, produced by the discourses of power. — Alison Assiter Copy Share Image
“But the period I studied -- the rollicking eighteenth century engraved by Hogarth -- was the one that saw the birth of America, of… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I've written about women's lives, and I just want to write about them from being a woman. I don't need feminism on top of… — Sheila Heti Copy Share Image
There is an unfortunate side effect of being a person of few words: Sometimes people will assume you are less intelligent than you are. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Poems are ideally suited, in some ways, to social media because they pack so much meaning into so little language. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
The diversity of perspective, the unwillingness to generalise - those are good traits in countries as they are in art. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review in the… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Hollywood versions of watershed moments in American history are generally high-minded shlock. 'JFK,' 'The People vs. Larry Flynt,' even 'Lincoln': all of these boast… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
I still think, most of the time, when people called shows like 'The Sopranos' or 'Deadwood' 'art' that they were correct. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Saying that you spend Christmas alone is, to most middle-class Americans, akin to confessing a terminal illness. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
There are many things to like about 'Mr. Robot,' the most ephemeral and yet memorable of them being the opening credits. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Bad criticism recites rote arguments. The shame of rote arguments isn't just that they're cliches, though they are, but that they tend to hide… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Research can be a boon to a novelist - there are more things in heaven and Earth than can be dreamt of in a… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
In an age where television is viewed as the best medium to 'tell stories,' narrative often stands in for substance on would-be prestige shows. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Feminists are disappointed in each other a lot, a natural side effect of being involved in a movement, which naturally implies that progress toward… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical… — Nita Ambani Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I just worried about my weight. Worried about my appearance and thought I wan't pretty enough to be a pop star. It was very… — Judith Durham Copy Share Image