Rita Mae Brown Quotes
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No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.
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Would it upset men if they found out we weren't different? Are we? Aren't we? Damned if I know.
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Anyone of my generation who trusts government probably has an I.Q. that would make a good golf score.
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I think gay people are like blondes: There're fewer of them but they have more fun.
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Self-pity is the simplest luxury.
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What happens to children and families today who sit around the television? They're watching made-up stories. It's not their experience and it's not truly shared. A human being must learn at a very young age how to connect to other human beings. Our technologies are driving us apart, only connecting us in terms of information, not in terms of emotions.
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I have finally figured out that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.
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There are more differences between poor people than between middle-class people.
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I think you can judge the level of success for any group of people by the reaction against it.
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Once you know what women are like, men get kind of boring. I'm not trying to put them down, I mean I like them sometimes as people, but sexually they're dull.
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For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself.
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friendship is love made bearable.
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People who care for you inevitably become beautiful.
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many lesbians were so far in the closet they were in danger of being mistaken for garment bags.
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Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.
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I don't expect executives to be creative but I do expect them to have courage.
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There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.
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When God made man she was practicing.
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Consider the "new" woman. She's trying to be Pollyanna Borgia, clearly a conflict of interest. She's supposed to be a ruthless winner at work and a bundle of nurturing sweetness at home.
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I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.
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Writers will happen in the best of families.
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So often the truth is told with hate, and lies are told with love.
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If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novel, find a book you do like. Life is too short to be miserable. If you do like my novels, I commend your good taste.
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It's a big jump from smart to motherwit.