Seanan McGuire Quotes

You can be feminine without being a victim. You can be sexy and use your big-girl voice at the same time.

I wear heels, and it's not for a fashion statement - it's ammunition.

I can't let anybody tell me what I'm going to be.

There's a way to express femininity and independence and strength without going for hanging fruit.

I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time.

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. I mean, some people do live in fear. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life.

So many people always try to help me carry my luggage and help me do things I can do myself. If I can do it myself, I'm going to do it myself. I'm not going to let other people do it for me, and I think that's a big part of where I came from. I'm not a real prissy girl.

I really want women to throw their shoulders back and stand up straight and use their big girl voices and not feel like they're compromising their femininity to be strong and smart.

I guess my personality is that of a modern, strong Chinese woman. I don't believe in destiny. There are many things that can be changed. I don't like to be defeated by difficulties. I love freedom, so when I am shaping a character, I usually do it the way I want. I always find some part of my own character in a role.

It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.

I have my own strength.

I'm just totally into being strong. There's something about wanting to get a jar or whatever out of a high cupboard, or moving a sofa over because my dog's bone rolled under it, and not having to call anyone for help. There's comfort in that.

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

What I say goes. I'm hitting shots that I want to hit. I'm doing the things that I want to do. I play it my way.

I don't believe that you have to dress in a masculine way to seem powerful. I think that the way a woman dresses doesn't have to be so aggressive. Being feminine is a powerful feature in itself. Power is in a person's demeanor.

I've never been able to lift my own weight, and the day when you have that capacity, it's pretty empowering!

I did my one-woman show in order to show people what to do with me.

Be brave and be fearless, and for God's sake, stand up for yourself.

Some people have tried to change me and tell me what to do, but I haven't done it, and it's worked for me.

I can take care of myself.

Can't nobody handle me.

My sisters and my mum taught me how to be a woman: the way they carry themselves, the way they talk to people, the way they know how to put their foot down. They're not having any nonsense from no one. I can see traces of that in me.

You're not going to scare me into being somebody I don't want to be.

What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way.

One thing I've learned in life is that I can speak for myself, that I can fight my own battles. I don't like anyone telling me how I'm supposed to feel or think or what I'm supposed to say.