Women and Femininity Quotes in Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice)

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

"Is it right to treat an old woman so badly?" (7.120)

As we see from Mother Malkin, women can wreak some terrible havoc. Does this mean that the Spook's comments have any validity? Why or why not? Why are all of the evil beings in this book women?

Quote #8

Just because she was a girl, that didn't necessarily make her weaker than me. (11.102)

Tom may be a little sexist, but Alice is helping to break him out of his old mindset. With that kind of upper body strength, she could probably break his arms too.

Quote #9

My dad once told me that women know things that men don't. [...] You should never ask them what they're thinking. If you do, they might tell you something you don't want to hear. (12.26)

Is this typical Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus talk? Or does this opinion have some truth in it, do you think?