the little, shy, unimportant heroine

One of the most dangerous of literary ventures is the little, shy, unimportant heroine whom none of the other characters value. The danger is that your readers may agree with the other characters.

-- C.S. Lewis, Selected Literary Essays

growing up

One heroine of mine starts out on her story -- not actually the day of her birth, but close, very close, the feast at which she acquires her name.

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