Einar quoted Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea Cycle, #4)
The stink of burning filled the wind, as with a hissing roar the dragon, turning …
"I don't know," Tenar said. "It seems to me we make up most of the differences, and then complain about 'em. I don't see why the Art Magic, why power, should be different for a man witch and a woman witch. Unless the power itself is different. Or the art."
— Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin (Earthsea Cycle, #4) (Page 122)
I'm reading a different edition than the one listed so the page number may not be right.