“Just have fun and don't act like an ass... People think that is the real you.” Quote by Stephanie Izard
“No matter how brilliant or accomplished they are, there is something emasculating for men in being pitted against a woman. It is even more true in creative fields already considered to be "squishy" and feminine, and it's a big problem because great women have been left off the record.” MenHas BeensMatterProblemBigsLeftCreativeRecordsFieldsBrilliantAccomplishedFeminineBig ProblemsGreat Women Author:Siri Hustvedt
“Many writers over the centuries simply do not have the reputations they deserve because they were female, and that is an act of suppression.” CenturyDeserveFemaleReputationSuppression Author:Siri Hustvedt
“It is fascinating to me that when the lists of the great writers are trotted out year after year, you often find lists without a single woman mentioned.” YearsListsFascinatingGreat WritersSingle Women Author:Siri Hustvedt
“The old story is true:Women have to be less emotional than men.” MenStoriesEmotionalTrue Woman Author:Siri Hustvedt
“Whenever I sign books, I get this line over and over again from men: "I don't read fiction, but my wife does. Would you sign the book to her?" What are those men doing there? And where are their wives?” MenDoeBookLinesFictionWifeMy Wife Author:Siri Hustvedt
“Every one of us is prone to implicit sexual prejudices, including women.” PrejudiceIncludingImplicit Author:Siri Hustvedt
“I myself have perceived women's actions as more aggressive than I would have in men because I too am walking around with my own biases. The way to fight them is to become conscious of them.” MenWayActionFightingMy OwnWalkingConsciousAggressive Author:Siri Hustvedt
“Good books, written by men or women, are ones in which you lose consciousness of the person writing the sentences.” MenWritingPersonsBookLosesConsciousnessWrittenSentencesGood Book Author:Siri Hustvedt
“We lose ourselves in stories; that's the beauty of literary art.” ArtStoriesLosesLiterary Art Author:Siri Hustvedt