All Rita Mae Brown Quotes
- The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best… American
- About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what… All
- I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate. Beautiful
- You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners. Altruism
- Life is too short to be miserable. Life
- The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. Conformity
- Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. Birthday
- One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. Aging
- Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash. Cash
- Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women. Define
- Morals are private. Decency is public. Decency
- Humor comes from self-confidence. Confidence
- Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television. Art
- I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat. Cat
- I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority. Authority
- A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one. Any
- I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it. Aging
- Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there. Ask
- A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. Action
- A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all. All
- Virginia Woolf said that writers must be androgynous. I'll go a step further. You must be bisexual. Androgynous
- As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls. Balls
- Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. Creativity
- Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash. Cash
- Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. Exerts