Words matter. These are the best Rita Mae Brown Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.
I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.
Normal is the average of deviance.
Morals are private. Decency is public.
There hasn’t been a day in my life since I started Latin in ninth grade that I haven’t benefited by the lives of the ancients.
If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.
Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.
If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.
Don’t ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn’t grow there.
I believe the true function of age is memory. I’m recording as fast as I can.
If you don’t like my book, write your own. If you don’t think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don’t like my novels, find a book you do like.
I believe you are your work. Don’t trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That’s a rotten bargain.
All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion.
We animals live life in all its glorious uncertainty. Why do politicians think they can control events?
Virginia Woolf said that writers must be androgynous. I’ll go a step further. You must be bisexual.
Humor comes from self-confidence.
Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn’t sign your name you’d have to pay cash.
Leroy bet me I couldn’t find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.
A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
The only queer people are those who don’t love anybody.
One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
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.
Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist.
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 you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.
I’ve met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.
