Rita Mae Brown Quotes - Page 6

Life matters more than any painting, novel, film, or great big diamond.

I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.

If Michaelangelo were a heterosexual, the Sistine Chapel would have been painted basic white and with a roller.

I had to learn the image is not the word, which is a jolt for a literary soul. But it has served me well in terms of understanding plot, in terms of watching actors develop characters.

I always feel bad for those who, in a sense, cede their authority to others, let others make major decisions about their life and actually believe them. When you're tiny, you have no choice. But as soon as your mind starts working, you pretty well figure it out. And you realize you're a hostage until you're old enough to leave. But as long as you have that goal - I will get out of here - you'll be OK.

I love literature, the English language and storytelling. I also have thirty horses and seventy foxhounds to feed.

Anyone of my generation who trusts government probably has an I.Q. that would make a good golf score.

whoever said progress was a positive thing has never been to Florida or California.

No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love

It's a big jump from smart to motherwit.

We have the ability to be the Athens of modern times as opposed to the militaristic Sparta. I remind you that the Athenians wrote poetry. The Spartans did not.

I have changed my definition of tragedy. I now think tragedy is not foul deeds done to a person (usually noble in some manner) but rather that tragedy is irresolvable conflict.

I believe in art that conceals art.

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

Mother love is the most powerful, the most irrational force on earth, even more powerful than sexual love. However, one does lead to the other, so best not to spurn the former.

Do not judge. Never presume to judge another human being anyway. That's up to heaven.

I don't want to die. I think death is a greatly overrated experience.

Dying's not so bad. At least I won't have to answer the telephone.

Divorce: fission after fusion.

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

I write poetry. It comes naturally to me, but from a technical point of view it forces me to pay close attention to language and to scan.

One thing Mom taught me, "You're going to be dead a long time, so do it now!"

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.

Knowing Latin and having two years of Attic Greek gave me the strong foundation upon which I've built a career. I think the classical training, more than anything, has provided me with longevity.

Never, ever underestimate your readers. Everything you do registers.