Rita Mae Brown Quotes
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In sports, as in love, one can never pretend.
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I'm not a person who worries too much about what I've done.
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compromise is the work of mature people.
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Mother believed in enjoying herself. Aunt Mimi believed in enjoying herself, then feeling guilty about it.
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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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England is an aquarium, not a nation.
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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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Alcohol is an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind.
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Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist.
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Where there is no faith, devils are a necessity.
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It's an act of faith to be a writer in a postliterate world.
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If you can't raise consciousness, at least raise hell.
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English is weak in describing emotional states or intensities of interpersonal relationships.
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If you're afraid to die, you're afraid to live. You can't have one without the other.
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I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served me well in terms of understanding plot, in terms of watching actors develop characters.
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Pain isn't always the enemy.
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Every day you're alive and someone loves you is a miracle.
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sex has never been private and it never will be. We perform the act in private but we must be public about the connection. Sex is how we pass down worldly goods. It's how we create the primary unit of our society, the couple. ... This rule applies to gay people as well as straight people. ... The community absolutely must know who is straight, who is gay, who is married, and who is single. Without that information we make painful mistakes and lose time.
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One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
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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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Tennis is physical chess.
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Never let anyone or any social attitude stand in the way of your productivity.
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I always feel bad for those who, in a sense, cede their authority to others, let others make major decisions about their life and actually believe them. When you're tiny, you have no choice. But as soon as your mind starts working, you pretty well figure it out. And you realize you're a hostage until you're old enough to leave. But as long as you have that goal - I will get out of here - you'll be OK.