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Money and writing appear to be mutually exclusive.

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
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Virginia Woolf said that writers must be androgynous. I'll go a step further. You must be bisexual.
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About all you can do in life is be who you are.
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If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
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So often the truth is told with hate, and lies are told with love.
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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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I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.
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Morals are private. Decency is public.
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compromise is the work of mature people.
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We all want to leave our children the Garden of Eden and we wind up giving them hardscrabble.
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I have finally figured out that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.
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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.
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Mother believed in enjoying herself. Aunt Mimi believed in enjoying herself, then feeling guilty about it.
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Humor comes from self-confidence.
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The process of writing, any form of creativity, is a power intensifying life.
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