Some of our national heroines were defined by the fact that they never nested - they were peripatetic crusaders like Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Dorothy Dix.

- Gail Collins

There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who succeed.

- Isabella Rossellini

Heroes and heroines don't commit adultery.

- Leigh Michaels

I enjoy heroines who grow and come into their own during the course of a story.

- Maggie Shayne

There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.

- Nina Simone

My parents told me any and every fairy-tale from all around the world. I usually gravitated towards ones with interesting, strong heroines.

- Sarah J. Maas

My heroines, more often than not, are the ones who are troubled and resistant.

- Sylvia Day