Rita Mae Brown
Writer
1944-11-28
Quotes by Rita Mae Brown
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Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
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It doesn't matter to me. We're still cousins in our own way. Blood's just something old people talk about to make you feel bad.
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I mean, what do people talk about when they're married? Their kids, I guess. Maybe that's all they have in common.
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When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.
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Oh well, maybe the only beauty left in cities is in the oil slicks on the road and maybe there isn't any beauty left in the people who live in these places.
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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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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.
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Writers will happen in the best of families.
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One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
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When God made man she was practicing.
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The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.
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I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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Loving's pretty easy. It's letting someone love you that's hard.
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The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.
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Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.
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Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.
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I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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I mean, what do people talk about when they're married? Their kids, I guess. Maybe that's all they have in common.
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Oh well, maybe the only beauty left in cities is in the oil slicks on the road and maybe there isn't any beauty left in the people who live in these places.
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