“ Zilpah had little use for men, whom she described as hairy, crude, and half human. Women needed men to make babies and to move heavy objects, but otherwise she didn't understand their purpose, much le… Anita Diamant
“ I couldn't possibly repeat the words he used .They were so unsettling that I sent Nancy indoors to find my spectacles. John Bude
“ As women glide from their twenties to thirties, Shazzer argues, the balance of power subtly shifts. Even the most outrageous minxes lose their nerve, wrestling with the first twinges of existential an… Helen Fielding
“ They say they give their women more freedom, but there's still the impression that the freedom was theirs to 'give' in the first place. Brandon Sanderson
“ When the women begin to take an active part in the struggle, no power on earth can stop us from achieving freedom in our lifetime. Nelson Mandela
“ Divorced?''Separated.'He tested his thumb against the pricks of the rose. 'Women. They say you got all the freedom. Then you give them their freedom, and they don't want it.' ("Novelty") John Crowley
“ I love man as my fellow; but his scepter, real, or usurped, extends not to me, unless the reason of an individual demands my homage; and even then the submission is to reason, and not to man. Mary Wollstonecraft
“ [I]n the end this shall be for me sufficient, that a marble stone shall declare that a Queen, having reigned such a time, lived and died a virgin. Elizabeth I
“ It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men. Mary Wollstonecraft
“ Perhaps there is something good that had come from this war: everything has been turned around, all the unfairness made grimly plain. It has given us everyday women a voice - dared us to stand up for… Jennifer Ryan
“ When we take your person into account, you who are a young maiden, to whom God gives the strength and power to be the champion who casts the rebels down and feeds France with the sweet, nourishing mil… Christine de Pizan
“ Not that she's a political animal, she's just an ordinary woman, but as a woman she's of the view that you don't bring children into the world to have them shot. Hans Fallada
“ Irritatingly angry people have no sense of humor when wearing their “angry pants. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ As an adult, most of my friends are women . . . they, too, had that moment when they realized they were all the “other girls,” and that every girl in the world is, too. Mara Wilson
“ In a general sense, I admit to valuing the worldviews of men under the age of 40 and women over the age of 30. Criss Jami
“ (Response to King Erik XIV of Sweden's proposal of marriage:)"[W]hile we perceive ... the zeal and love of your mind towards us is not diminished, yet in part we are grieved that we cannot gratify you… Elizabeth I
“ Sharing secrets is the way in which women tie themselves together, for it reveals complicity and trust. Holding secrets shows trustworthiness and a sort of quite defiance. It is a natural thing for a… Kathleen Kent
“ Listen to me, Amin," I said slowly. "Listen to me very carefully. Nothing is the same. Nothing will ever be the same again. There lives on this earth a woman who can be my friend and my lover. Do you… Barbara Cohen
