“ He is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives and mothers at the very best, or spinster parasites at the worst. Philippa Gregory
“ The cat required far less attendance than a human child, which is one of the reasons why spinster ladies prefer felines to babies. Elizabeth Peters
“ At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity presented. Tasha Alexander
“ If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married. Elizabeth I
