Rita Mae Brown's Quotes

Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.

If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.

Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did.

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.

I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.

I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain.

I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.

If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.

Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

Normal is the average of deviance.

Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist.

Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being.

There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.

To love without role, without power plays, is revolution.

Writers will happen in the best of families.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

While cats can be infuriating, little old women in fur coats, they make me laugh. Of course, dogs, horses and my highly social chickens are dear to me, too.

I have no idea what will come next in my writing life or life in general. I like not knowing, but I know what I want. That doesn't mean it will happen, but I'll give it my best try.

If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like.

No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.