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“I thought time stretched out forever. I thought I had the rest of my life to make this decision. But I realized I am on a clock and it runs differently for me. I am female. There was never much time and I have wasted so much already.”
― Sheena Patel, I'm a Fan

“When the last feather has gone, and your woman body has grown full, remember that you remain a bird inside. You have not forgotten how to fly. For what is more woman than holding death and life, sky and earth in your body same time, to fly while earthbound?”
― Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds

“Hence, perhaps, the peculiar nature of woman in fiction; the astonishing extremes of her beauty and horror; her alterations between heavenly goodness and hellish depravity—for so a lover would see her as his love rose and sank, was prosperous or unhappy.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own / Three Guineas

“...हम औरते�� चूल्हे की लकड़ियों की तर�� होती है�� जो परिवार के लि�� जल कर रा�� हो जाती हैं। पर को�� हमार�� लि�� दो शब्द भी अच्छ�� नही�� बोलता। सदियों से हमने खुदक�� चूल्हे के हवाल�� कर रख�� है�� अब टे�� �� गय�� है भूमिका बदलन�� का�� तू�� कर सकती है इसीलि�� कह रही हू��, चूल्हे से बाहर निकल कर जल�� जलना ही है तो मशाल बन कर रौशनी फैला��' आधी सदी पा�� वाली अपने भीतर जलती आग को सीमा के हवाल�� करके चली गई��”
― Vandana Yadav, शुद्धि

“Weep and write.
A curse from the depths of womanhood
Is very salt, and bitter, and good.”
― Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Collected Poems of Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“You needle me all the time with your beastly calm superiority, nothing touches you, nothing, you never cry like a real woman.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Philosopher's Pupil

“Go-saeng," Yangjin said out loud. "A woman's lot is to suffer."
"Yes, go-saeng." Kyunghee nodded, repeating the word for suffering.
All her life, Sunja had heard this sentiment from other women, that they must suffer - suffer as a girl, suffer as a wife, suffer as a mother - die suffering. Go-saeng - the word made her sick. What else was there besides this? She had suffered to create a better life for Noa, and yet it was not enough. Should she have taught her son to suffer the humiliation that she'd drunk like water? In the end, he had refused to suffer the conditions of his birth. Did mothers fail by not telling their sons that suffering would come?”
― Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

“women are better for each other
than sunlight is for plants

women are the powerful reeds
that weave the basket of life
and make it strong enough
to bare the persistent burdens of being.”
― Anna Victor, in the way.

“I’m here to disrupt the status quo when it comes to where the true value of a woman lies.”
― Lebo Grand

“I’m here to disrupt the status quo when it comes to where the true and ultimate value of a woman lies.”
― Lebo Grand

“To all who read these words, may abundant grace accompany you through life's transitions. Embrace the extraordinary journey of gracefully navigating womanhood, growing with each passing day. Let love and vulnerability guide your relationships, careers, spirituality, and well-being. Nurture yourself with grace, surrendering to the divine plan that orchestrates your path. Know that this chapter holds immense potential for growth and self-discovery. Embrace it wholeheartedly, as extraordinary blessings eagerly await your journey.”
― Sahndra Fon Dufe

“We’re shapeshifters, women—beasts, but everyone likes to hush that up.”
― Katherine Leyton, Motherlike

“And since Mr and Mrs Morland were happy for her to rough and tumble around with her siblings, Catherine spent her days rampaging with dirt-stained dresses and knotty unbrushed hair. I am not too sure that one could beat Catherine in a game of cricket.

She climbed trees faster than a startled squirrel, always yawned her way through schoolwork or piano lessons, and if she ever occasionally showed an interest in picking flowers, it was usually only because her mother had told her not to.

Curiosity and mischief ran through her veins, but, despite all this, she was a kind, well-natured child with a good heart.

By the time Catherine turned 15, the scruffy wildling who once rolled down hills and hid at bathtime had started to slowly vanish before everyone's eyes.

Her mother had given birth to another six children by then, and though Catherine still loved to chase and play ball with her nine brothers and sisters, she was showing signs of turning into a ... a... POLITE YOUNG WOMAN”
― Steven Butler, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

“most often I am running away from my comfort in fear of being complicit / if I stay still / I am surrendering to the fate of every woman before me / if I run / I will lose sight of what's important to me.”
― Najaha Nauf, October Defined: an anthology of verse

“It is written in the scriptures
That no man
Can be a prophet
In his own land
But I am no man
So I will be a prophet
Wherever I choose.”
― Aleksandra Weretelnik, Nobody Has More of Me

“The irony: I'd been thrilled when Aaron noticed me, and when, tonight, he called me his girlfriend. But on the street, I tried to creep past any other male gazes, ghostlike. That's womanhood, I suppose, both craving and feeling repulsed by attention.”
― Andrea Bartz, We Were Never Here

“Women are biologically made, not surgically designed.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“Current leaders across the nation deny women’s natural born design, our genetic makeup, and our unique inclinations. Our birthright has been stripped away in order to further movements that do not serve the best interests of individuals, families, or females in general.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“For decades our feminine characteristics have been demeaned and manipulated.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“We must remember our ancestors and humble ourselves.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“Women’s roles were vital to the success of American independence.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“Women can be creative muses while also meeting their own goals.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“There is a beautiful balance that comes with embracing femininity.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“Women especially value the goodness of others and wish to help uplift those they meet regardless of their differences.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“We know there is more to life than what we see before us.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“Women have a biological desire to feel needed.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“We have allowed too much to be taken from us. Girls and women need to rediscover their femininity.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“We must uphold our dignity and reaffirm our worth as nurturers and caretakers.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“If we cannot segregate ourselves from the opposite sex when vulnerable in locker rooms and bathrooms, if we cannot compete fairly in sports and other endeavors, then we lose all sense of self, security, and even justice.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future

“Traditional femininity is biological. It cannot be induced, mimicked, or donned by changing clothes, and it cannot flourish without women connecting to each other on a basic level.”
― Jessica Marie Baumgartner, Reclaiming Femininity: Saving Women's Traditions & Our Future