Rita Mae Brown Quotes
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One survey found that ten percent of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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Guilt is a Jewish invention improved upon by Christians for the last two thousand years.
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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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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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Sport strips away personality, letting the white bone of character shine through. Sport gives players an opportunity to know and test themselves.
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I've got splinters in my nose from the best publishing doors in town.
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Dad could charm a dog off a meat wagon.
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I think in the years to come what Reagan will be remembered for is that he had the chance to stop the plague and he chose not to because the 'right people' were dying.
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Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.
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You're nothing in America if you don't have debt.
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Dying's not so bad. At least I won't have to answer the telephone.
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An army of lovers shall not fail.
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All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion.
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Possession of a secret is no guarantee of its truth.
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We animals live life in all its glorious uncertainty. Why do politicians think they can control events?
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Humor comes from self-confidence.
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Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.
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Life is too short to be miserable.
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Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.
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What's the point of being a lesbian if a woman is going to look and act like an imitation man?
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... I distrust manifest knowledge.
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Armies are dependent on youthful male ignorance.
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I mean, what do people talk about when they're married?" "Their kids, I guess." "Maybe that's all they have in common.
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the reason for revolution is so the good things in life circulate.