#heroines

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

— Sylvia Day

#more #often #ones #resistant #than

I brandished my parasol at him like a rapier. 'You, sir, are an abominable scalawag of a man, and I'll be damned if I let you threaten me. ↗

— Susan Dennard

#parasols #scalawags #strong-heroines #humor

There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who succeed. ↗

— Isabella Rossellini

#idea #play #succeed #who #women

A female character can: Like babies, Be devoted to her lover, Cry, Be gentle, Be scared, Be uncertain, Take advice, and still be a YA heroine ↗

— Celine Kiernan

#ya-heroines #equality

It is possible for YA heroines to go an entire book without discussing their love lives. ↗

— Celine Kiernan

#ya-heroines #equality

A YA heroine does not have to pick up a weapon nor wear men's clothing to be equal to her male counterparts. ↗

— Celine Kiernan

#ya-heroines #equality

‎YA heroines can choose to have sex & they can choose not to without either decision becoming the focus of their story. ↗

— Celine Kiernan

#ya-heroines #equality

He pinned me in place with a direct look, his dark brown eyes smoldering. “You’re Mary Jane,” he said finally. “And you have all these Flash Thompsons and Harry Osborns hovering around you, trying to make a move. Because...you’re basically amazing. ↗

— J.M. Richards

#comic-books #geek-girl #geek-love #hero #heroines

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

— Robert Shea

#destroyed #element #greatest #greatest strength #heroes

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were. ↗

— Nina Simone

#heroes #heroines #knowing #not knowing #people