#* {{quote-book |en |title=Scattered Leaves: Or, Twilight Trifles |firstauthor=Margaret Charlotte |last=Jones |year=1853 |location=London |publisher=[[w:Routledge|George Routledge and Co.]] |page=441 |text=“Whatever temptation Plutus may offer,” said my worldly '''mentoress''', “never, Lionel, let the golden bait induce you to marry any girl whose antecedents you must have to explain—whom you must be the first to introduce.}}
#* {{quote-book |en |title=A New Atmosphere |first=Gail |last=Hamilton |authorlinkauthor=w:Gail Hamilton |year=1865 |location=Boston |publisher=[[w:Ticknor and Fields|Ticknor and Fields]] |page=8 |text=“Men admire you in the ball-room,” say the mentors and '''mentoresses''', “but they choose a wife from the home-circle.”}}
#* {{quote-book |en |title=Kama Sense Marketing: A Love Affair with Your Customers |firstauthor=Jacob |last=Levy |year=2010 |publisher=[[w:iUniverse|iUniverse]] |isbn=1440195560 |page=203 |text=2. Employ outside freelance consultants for relatively higher fees rather than using an in-house employee, because: / • Good '''mentoresses''' are hard to find. / • A '''mentoress''' should be experienced in a variety of issues. / • Emotional knowledge is constantly changing. / • You may use different '''mentoresses''' for different assignments.}}