Quotes By Rita Mae Brown

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

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

Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did.

The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.

Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist.

Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.

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.

I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.

While cats can be infuriating, little old women in fur coats, they make me laugh. Of course, dogs, horses and my highly social chickens are dear to me, too.

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.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

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

I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.

Writers will happen in the best of families.

You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.

I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.

Humor comes from self-confidence.

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

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

Normal is the average of deviance.

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.

Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.

To love without role, without power plays, is revolution.

If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.

Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.