“ She longed to be to him something more than a piece of sentient prettiness, a passing diversion to his eye and brain. Edith Wharton
“ He looks me to pieces … I realize now that I have been glimpsed and corner-of-the-eyed before, by the Chief and my sister and the yawning tourists. But I have never actually been looked at. Not like t… Karen Russell
“ There is no need for arms, physical violence, material constraints. Just a gaze. An inspecting gaze, a gaze that each individual under its weight will end by [internalising] to the point that they are… Michel Foucault
“ I spent a lot of time vacillating between wanting to be seen as attractive, being terrified by too much attention, and wanting to succeed and fit in without anyone's noticing me. Kim Gordon
“ If I were shabby no one would have me: a woman is asked out as much for her clothes as for herself. Edith Wharton
“ There’s something different about when a female directs versus a male. The level of maturity, mutual respect, and energy that you get from a female director is so different. I’ve worked with male dire… Rowan Blanchard
“ Women aren't my competition because male attention and sexual objectification are not prizes for me. Miya Yamanouchi
“ Female competition is when you are with a guy you like and you look around, see a girl who is prettier than you standing nearby, and think to yourself: "I wish she wasn't here." -This is what happens… Miya Yamanouchi
“ Female competition is when you are with a guy you like and you look around, see that you're the prettiest girl in the vicinity and feel a huge sense of relief that there's no one to take the attention… Miya Yamanouchi
