Quotes by Rita Mae Brown

About Rita Mae Brown:

Rita Mae Brown is an American writer and feminist. She is best known for her first novel Rubyfruit Jungle. Published in 1973, it dealt with lesbian themes in an explicit manner unusual for the time. Brown is also a mystery writer and screenwriter.
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When God made man she was practicing.

Rita Mae Brown

Lead me not into temptation. I can find the way myself.

Rita Mae Brown

I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.

Rita Mae Brown

Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

Rita Mae Brown

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

Rita Mae Brown

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.

Rita Mae Brown

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.

Rita Mae Brown

I mean, what do people talk about when they're married?" "Their kids, I guess." "Maybe that's all they have in common.

Rita Mae Brown

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.

Rita Mae Brown

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.

Rita Mae Brown

Loving's pretty easy. It's letting someone love you that's hard.

Rita Mae Brown

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.

Rita Mae Brown

Women need to feel loved and men need to feel needed.

Rita Mae Brown

Unfortunately, Susan didn't remember what Jane Fulton once said, 'Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.

Rita Mae Brown

I'm not an addictive personality, I just like getting high, that's all.

Rita Mae Brown

Whenever a young thing wants to be free minus serious thought, she gets pregnant and then gets married. Voilà!

Rita Mae Brown

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 friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Rita Mae Brown

I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.

Rita Mae Brown

I have no idea what will come next in my writing life or life in general. I like not knowing, but I know what I want. That doesn't mean it will happen, but I'll give it my best try.

Rita Mae Brown

Writers will happen in the best of families.

Rita Mae Brown

Author Bio

  • NameRita Mae Brown
  • DescriptionNovelist, poet, screenwriter, activist
  • BornNovember 28, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Poet; Polo Player; Author; Novelist; Autobiographer