Rita Mae Brown Quotes
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Any woman whose I.Q. hovers above her body temperature must be a feminist.
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Never hope for it more than you work for it.
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The only good thing ever done by a committee was the King James version.
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Pornography exists for the lonesome, the ugly, the fearful - it's made for the losers.
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One survey found that ten percent of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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Knowing Latin and having two years of Attic Greek gave me the strong foundation upon which I've built a career. I think the classical training, more than anything, has provided me with longevity.
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You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.
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If critics want to help me, let them come sit next to me while I'm writing.
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Life is too short to be miserable.
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Mothers have a habit of proving right except you don't find that out until you're the age your mother was when she gave you the advice.
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The only merciful thing about drug abuse is the speed with which it devastates you. Alcoholics can take decades to destroy themselves and everyone they touch. The drug addict can accomplish this in a year or two. Of course, suicide is even more efficient.
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I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.
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Dad could charm a dog off a meat wagon.
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Whoever heard of a neurotic frog? Where do humans get off thinking they're the pinnacle of evolution?
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Death is a greatly overrated experience. I hated Mother's and I'm not looking forward to my own. Apart from the sorrow there are the bills to be paid. Nobody dies for free.
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I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.
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Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being.
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Show me a writer, any writer, who hasn't suffered and I'll show you someone who writes in pastels as opposed to primary colors.
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I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.
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Lesbianism, politically organized, is the greatest threat that exists to male supremacy.
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I don't want to die. I think death is a greatly overrated experience.
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Mother love is the most powerful, the most irrational force on earth, even more powerful than sexual love. However, one does lead to the other, so best not to spurn the former.
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Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.
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An army of lovers shall not fail.