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Quotes About Woman

GREAT SKY WOMAN  and SHADOW VALLEY, adventures set 30,000 years
~ Larry Niven
a woman, silent, voiceless, a mere woman who didn't bear on her shoulders the enormous responsibility of building the conquest with her words. A woman, who, contrary to what would be expected, felt relief in reclaiming her condition of submission, for it was a much more familiar sensation to be an object at the service of men than to be a creator of destiny
~ Laura Esquivel
The truth is, she's my worst nightmare. I mean, here's this strong, determined woman. She's tall. She's in excellent shape—or at least she was. She was a freaking marathoner. And now she seems so . . . lost, I guess.
~ Laura Griffin
How does a panther scream? Laura asked. Like a woman
~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
He rewarded me with one of those brilliant smiles. If I had been less professional, it might have melted me into my socks. There was a tinge of evil to it, a lot of sex, but under that was a little boy peeking out, an uncertain little boy. That was it. That was the attraction. Nothing is more appealing than a handsome man who is also uncertain of himself. It appeals not only to the woman in us all, but the mother. A dangerous combination.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
I could probably have made the head shot from the railing, but with an unfamiliar gun, it was too risky. I didn't want to accidentally shoot the woman in the head. Killing the hostage is always frowned upon.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
If you keep a gun in your purse, you get killed, because no woman can find anything in her purse in under twelve minutes. It's a rule.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Oh, ma petite, you are growing gargantuan. I looked at him and it was not a friendly look. Never tease a woman about her weight, Jean-Claude. At least not an American twentieth-century one. He Spread his hands wide. My deepest apologies. When you apologize, try not to smile at the same time. It ruins the effect.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Goddess" he said. Her voice floated to us. Yes, Child." Will I see you again?" Just her voice now, young and old at the same time. "In the face of every woman you meet
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
If you keep the gun in your purse, you get killed, because no woman can find anything in her purse in under twelve minutes. It is a rule.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
Nothing is more appealing than a handsome man who is also uncertain of himself. It appeals not only to the woman in us all, but the mother.
~ Laurell K. Hamilton
In the past we assumed it was out of a woman's control" whether or not she had a child. "Now we think it's her choice, so we can blame her.
~ Lauren Sandler
I won't go about to argue the point with you,—'tis so,—and I am persuaded of it, madam, as much as can be, That both man and woman bear pain or sorrow, (and, for aught I know, pleasure too) best in a horizontal position.
~ Laurence Sterne
I am pursuaded of it, madam, as much as can be, That both man and woman bear pain or sorrow, (and, for aught I know, pleasure too) best in a horizontal position.
~ Laurence Sterne
I'm just tired and I can't sleep yet. A woman's work is never done, isn't that what the fools say?
~ Laurie Halse Anderson
Have you considered what you might do to help? You have recovered, so you cannot get the fever again. You are young and strong. We have a real need for you." "How can I help anyone? I'm just a girl." As soon as the words were out of my mouth, I wanted to pinch myself. The first time anyone treats me like a woman and I respond like an infant.
~ Laurie Halse Anderson
As a result of that experience, I do think all Anthropologies should provide a courtesy volcano just outside their dressing rooms so every woman who is revealed as completely inadequate by the lighting can throw herself in rather than contaminate the store staging for any longer than absolutely necessary.
~ Laurie Notaro
Bir kad?nla üç ÅŸey yapabilirsin; ya onu seversin ya onun için ac? çekersin ya da onu yazars?n.
~ Lawrence Durrell
None but a woman can teach the science of herself.
~ Jane Austen
Hey, when you love a woman, and when she's this crazy in love with you, you've got to do whatever she says, man.
~ Arby Robbins, Dream Tunnel
The woman is perfected. Her dead Body wears the smile of accomplishment.
~ Sylvia Plath
We try to give a birthing woman freedom to find the right position for her own needs and comfort. Unfortunately, in our society we think of birthing as something done while lying down.
~ Michel Odent
In any society, the way a woman gives birth and the kind of care given to her and the baby points as sharply as an arrowhead to the key values of the culture.
~ Sheila Kitzinger
When all work is brought to a standstill, the candles are lit. Just as creation began with the word, Let there be light ! so does the celebration of creation begin with the kindling of lights. It is the woman who ushers in the joy and sets up the most exquisite symbol, light, to dominate the atmosphere of the home.
~ Abraham Joshua Heschel