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“It was the woman’s job to be on the defensive, because past experience had taught her to be. It was the guy’s job to…

— Norah Vincent

“his movements had a frantic edge to them. He must have felt challenged—if not overwhelmed—as he struggled to attack and defend at the same…

— Lindsay Buroker

“The real offense, as she ultimately perceived, was her having a mind of her own at all.”

— Henry James

“Such kindness wasn't a gift but a goad, scraping against one's skin like a yoke of thorns. She would have preferred him stiff, defensive,…

— Lauren Willig

“She was magnanimous to former opponents, never retaliating against supporters of her former husband or other adversaries, personal or official.”

— Robert K. Massie

“It was against her principles to allow anyone else to fight her battles and perhaps be injured or killed in her place.”

— Christine Feehan

“Affronts to her reputation pierced her to the heart, though I couldn’t understand why, since she had very little character left to defend.”

— Melika Dannese Lux

“He had the singular ability to knock down her carefully bricked defenses, which was a compliment to them both and the secret to their…

— Eleanor Brown

“At the same time, he was humble enough to recognise that he wasn’t sufficiently trained in certain areas, mostly defensive work.”

— Guillem Balague

“He leaned his head in his hands, as if the burden he bore were too great for endurance. ‘You are wise’, he said, then…

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

“She, on the other hand, seized things, truly wanted them, was passionate about them, played for all or nothing, and wasn’t afraid of contempt,…

— Elena Ferrante

“She accused him of not thinking she was enough for him? The woman was entirely too much for him! She made him want to…

— Sarah MacLean