#wome

How absurd it was that in all seven kingdoms, the weakest and most vulnerable of people - girls, women - went unarmed and were taught nothing of fighting, while the strong were trained to the highest reaches of their skill. ↗

— Kristin Cashore

#power #strong #unfair #weak #women

A living poem" had always been the words that came to mind when he tried to describe her to others. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#women

She wore her sexuality with an older woman's ease, and not like an awkward purse, never knowing how to hold it, where to hang it, or when to just put it down. ↗

— Zadie Smith

#sex-appeal #women #women

Build a house?" exclaimed John. "For the Wendy," said Curly. "For Wendy?" John said, aghast. "Why, she is only a girl!" "That," explained Curly, "is why we are her servants. ↗

— J.M. Barrie

#women #women

I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat, or a prostitute. ↗

— Rebecca West

#empowerment #feminism #opinions #women #womens-liberation

They sicken of the calm who know the storm. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#excitement #storm #women #women

A woman, especially if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can. ↗

— Jane Austen

#women #women

Don't be scared...Women can handle the worst kind of pain. You'll find out one day. ↗

— Gayle Forman

#women

The Creator made women to please the eye, and to boggle the mind. ↗