Bertrand Russell
Philosopher, Mathematician
"Every housemaid expects at least once a week as much excitement as would have lasted a Jane Austen heroine throughout a whole novel."
Heroines quotes
Heroines
24 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
H. G. Wells
Writer
"When the history of civilization is written, it will be a biological history and Margaret Sanger will be its heroine."
Jane Austen
Novelist
"I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like"
Jane Austen
Novelist
"If the heroine of one novel be not patronized by the heroine of another, from whom can she expect protection and regard?"
Gustave Flaubert
Novelist
"She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays, the vague “she” of all the poetry books."
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"The hero sees that the event is ancillary: it must follow him."
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