Rita Mae Brown Quotes
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England is an aquarium, not a nation.
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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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A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
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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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It's a big jump from smart to motherwit.
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Why marry a woman if you're going to betray her, and if you're going to betray her, why beat her? The fault is not hers ... I sometimes think the worst we do, we do behind closed doors.
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Money and writing appear to be mutually exclusive.
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A controller doesn't trust his/her ability to live through the pain and chaos of life. There is no life without pain just as there is no art without submitting to chaos.
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Adjectives are the curse of America.
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Dean: Don't you find that somewhat of an aberration? Doesn't this disturb you my dear? After all, it's not normal. Molly: I know it's not normal for people in this world to be happy, and I'm happy.
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Two wrongs don't make a right. No, but three will get you back on the freeway!
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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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I don't believe in straight or gay. I really don't. I think we're all degrees of bisexual.
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Never let money control you. I'd rather see someone spend every red cent and relish his/her life than scrimp, obsess, and pinch the pennies. There's something repugnant about a person who centers his life around money.
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Today we live in a society suffering from ethical rickets.
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Political elections are not life and death.
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Normal is the average of deviance.
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Alcohol is an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind.
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The owner of Mojo's was a suicide blonde, dyed by her own hand.
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People are like tea bags; you never know how strong they'll be until they're in hot water. In times of trouble, you not only discover what you truly believe but whether or not you can act on your beliefs.
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The human animal varies from class to class, culture to culture. In one way we are consistent: We are irrational.
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As for loving woman, I have never understood why some people had a fit. I still don't. It seems fine to me. If an individual is productive responsible, and energetic, why should her choice in a partner make such a fuss? The government is only too happy to take my tax money and yet they uphold legislation that keeps me a second class citizen. Surely, there should be a tax break for those of us who are robbed of full and equal participation and protection in the life of our nation.
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I write poetry. It comes naturally to me, but from a technical point of view it forces me to pay close attention to language and to scan.
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Tennis is physical chess.