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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.
Rita Mae Brown
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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
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He tried to drown his troubles but they knew how to swim.
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Youth moves out, leaving no forwarding address. No matter how you try, you can't reach that person again or that place.
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Dying's not so bad. At least I won't have to answer the telephone.
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My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share.
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I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of restaurants on Castro Street and a couple of magazines do not constitute culture. Michelangelo is culture. Virginia Woolf is culture. So let's don't confuse our terms. Wearing earrings is not culture.
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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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