#oman

The relationship between an actor and a director is like a love story between a man and a woman. I'm sure sometimes I'm the woman. ↗

— Gerard Depardieu

#between #director #i #like #love

Lives in previous centuries for women are largely a matter of class. It would have been fun to have been a rich, privileged woman in the 18th century, but no fun at all to be her maid. ↗

— Antonia Fraser

#been #centuries #century #class #fun

from Out of the Darkness (book 2): Zoe met Eric's eyes. Even in her platforms she was still a few inches shorter than he was. "And what do you do?" His mouth quirked. "I set people on fire. ↗

— Jaime Rush

#paranormal-romance #pnr #pyro #urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy

He had relieved whores beyond counting of frocks, stays, chemises, garters, and stockings. He had never before in his life unbuttoned a gently bred maiden's glove. He'd committed salacious acts beyond number. He'd never before felt so depraved as he did now, as the last pearl came free and he drew the soft kid down, baring her wrist, and his dark fingers grazed the delicate skin he'd exposed. ↗

— Loretta Chase

#jessica-trent #romance #humor

I've been working on Barb for a while. I looked at her as a sort of every woman. She's incredibly strong; she's incredibly generous. She's seemingly insane because she is in the situation of a polygamous relationship, but she had definite reasons to do it. ↗

— Jeanne Tripplehorn

#because #been #definite #every #generous

Give us that grand word "woman" once again, and let's have done with "lady"; one's a term full of fine force, strong, beautiful, and firm, fit for the noblest use of tongue or pen; and one's a word for lackeys. ↗

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

#beautiful #done #fine #firm #fit

To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man. ↗

— Golda Meir

#better #her #job #man #much

His dark hair was thick and looked so soft I had to resist the urge to touch it. Looking into his dark eyes was like falling into the stars, making me feel weightless and disoriented. ↗

— Gwen Hayes

#resistance

What are you doing?” Len asked. “It will sound stupid if I tell you,” Jim said. “No it won’t. Tell me.” “I made a wish.” “What did you wish for?” Jim looked into his eyes, “That we will always be as happy as we are, right now, at this very moment in time. ↗

— Ryan Field

#happily-ever-after #m-m-romance #dreams

I was married when I was 17. I knew nothing. I was full of romance. ↗

— Gloria Swanson

#full #i #knew #married #nothing