#heroine

When male authors write love stories, the heroine tends to end up dead. ↗

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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First you wonder if they're separate stories, but no, they're not, they're contingent stories and they form a pattern. And you begin with some of the island as the place to which the heroine of the book returns. ↗

— Robert Creeley

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

— Simone Weil

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

— Richard Corliss

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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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I'd always wanted to be an action heroine. That's a chick dream, getting to wear a leather bodysuit and be blonde and kick ass. But, what really attracted me to 'Dredd' was the script. It was fantastic! It was about people and characters, and not just about explosions and fighting. ↗

— Olivia Thirlby

#action #always #ass #attracted #blonde

. I felt the sun graze my face as I sped further and further from it all. The only negative part about running was that at some point I knew I’d have to stop. I’d have to turn around and go back. And whatever troubles had haunted me when I left, would be waiting upon my return. ↗

— Courtney Giardina

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