Rita Mae Brown Quotes
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Political elections are not life and death.
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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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One thing Mom taught me, "You're going to be dead a long time, so do it now!"
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Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist.
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Put your money in your head, that way no one can take it from you.
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It's still easier to take a blow from outside than it is to be disgusted with myself for not taking a stand. I don't know how people can live and not fight back but apparently millions do. They must hate themselves.
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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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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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The process of writing, any form of creativity, is a power intensifying life.
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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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Tennis, imprisoned within fixed boundaries, a patch of an acre, a green rectangle, tries the human soul. A tennis court is like a coffin, only larger.
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English is weak in describing emotional states or intensities of interpersonal relationships.
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Trouble is said to be good for an artist's soul but almost never is.
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I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.
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Normal is the average of deviance.
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Gossip is irresponsible communication.
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I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.
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Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.
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The owner of Mojo's was a suicide blonde, dyed by her own hand.
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If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.
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If you can't raise consciousness, at least raise hell.
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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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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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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.