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The writer's job is not to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here I am,” but to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here YOU are.

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
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Life matters more than any painting, novel, film, or great big diamond.
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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.
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Dean: Don't you find that somewhat of an aberration? Doesn't this disturb you my dear? After all, it's not normal. Molly: I know it's not normal for people in this world to be happy, and I'm happy.
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I have finally figured out that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.
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When Mother died I was both freed and abandoned, as are we all at this profound juncture in our lives.
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Self-pity is the simplest luxury.
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Women need to feel loved and men need to feel needed.
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Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.
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Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.
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I have always been suspicious of romantic love. It looks too much like a narcissism shared by two.
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Divorce: fission after fusion.
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Normal is the average of deviance.
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Nothing is unnatural - just untried.
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There's a thin line between collectivity and chaos.
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Why marry a woman if you're going to betray her, and if you're going to betray her, why beat her? The fault is not hers ... I sometimes think the worst we do, we do behind closed doors.
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People are like tea bags you never know how strong they'll be until they're in hot water. In times of trouble, you not only discover what you truly believe but whether or not you can act on your beliefs.
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Sex is a pleasurable exercise in plumbing, but be careful or you'll get yeast in your drain tap.
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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.
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While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, Man, And its hero the Conqueror Worm.
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I don't believe in straight or gay. I really don't. I think we're all degrees of bisexual.
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