Commander-and-den-asaan Quote by Michelle Franklin

“And what can a simple girl do? (Henry) I was told, by my father, of St. Mary of Aragon who single-handedly brought down an…

— Kinley MacGregor

“She took no pleasure in using her skills to break his weapon, but deep down, there was a cold satisfaction, as if all her…

— Peter V. Brett

“She alone was left standing, amid the accumulated riches of her mansion, while a host of men lay stricken at her feet. Like those…

— Emile Zola

“She thought too that women didn't know what to do with themselves these days which could turn them into harridans. Hardly a female friend…

— J.P. Donleavy

“With her moon-white hair, alabaster skin, and burnt-gold eyes, she’d been told by ill-fated men that she was beautiful as a Fae queen. But…

— Sarah J. Maas

Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently…

— Natalie Dormer

“Female forms of exquisite grace and beauty began to mingle in his mental adventures; nor was he long without looking abroad to compare the…

— Walter Scott

“She was simple, not being able to adorn herself, but she was unhappy, as one out of her class; for women belong to no…

— Guy de Maupassant

“Madame Boulle, in spite of her experiences among the highest English families, was amazed at the coolness shown by Lady Emily. A grandchild in…

— Angela Thirkell

“Lady Dunreath, in the meantime, suffered torture; after she had seen Malvina turned from the abbey, she returned to her apartment; it was furnished…

— Regina Maria Roche

An interviewer asked me what book I thought best represented the modern American woman. All I could think of to answer was: Madame Bovary.

— Joseph McCarthy

Indeed the worthy housewife was of such a capricious nature, that she not only attained a higher pitch of genius than Macbeth, in respect…

— Charles Dickens