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

A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
Rita Mae Brown

A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one.
Rita Mae Brown

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.
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

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.
Rita Mae Brown

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.
Rita Mae Brown

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

Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.
Rita Mae Brown

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


Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.
Rita Mae Brown

Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.
Rita Mae Brown

Humor comes from self-confidence.
Rita Mae Brown

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

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

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.
Rita Mae Brown

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

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.
Rita Mae Brown

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

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side-saddle.
Rita Mae Brown