#heroine

To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself. ↗

— Simone Weil

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It seemed to me that Mr. Forrester would approve of a woman who could follow him in conversation and not be baffled by ledgers and currency conversions. I had grossly overestimated him. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#family-saga #gothic-romance #historical-fiction #strong-heroine #suspense

It is said that no star is a heroine to her makeup artist. ↗

— Richard Corliss

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I think, with the gay liberation movement has had need for heroes and heroines, and it would be rather nice to have Abraham Lincoln as your poster boy, wouldn't it? ↗

— David Herbert Donald

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Aren't most romance heros, or heros in fiction of any kind, generally superior to real men? Same goes for heroines and real women. ↗

— Nora Roberts

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I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine. ↗

— Gavin Rossdale

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My heroines, more often than not, are the ones who are troubled and resistant. ↗

— Sylvia Day

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Mystery writing involves solving a puzzle, but 'high suspense' writing is a situation whereby the writer thrusts the hero/heroine into high drama. ↗

— Iris Johansen

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It was never really my choice to be an action heroine. ↗

— Izabella Scorupco

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The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which appears to be their greatest strength. ↗

— Robert Shea

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