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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
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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
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Lgbtiq+ Rights Activist
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Never measure literature by accounting statistics. A quarter of working authors earn less than $1,000.
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Possession of a secret is no guarantee of its truth.
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Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.
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No one remembers her beginnings. Mothers and aunts tell us about infancy and early childhood, hoping we won't forget the past when they had total control over our lives and secretly praying that because of it, we'll include them in our future.
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