Quotes by Rita Mae Brown

A life of reaction is a life of slavery intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action not reaction.

A peacefulness follows any decision even the wrong one.

So often the truth is told with hate and lies are told with love.

All decisions are made on insufficient evidence.

If the world were a logical place men would ride sidesaddle.

Lead me not into temptation I can find the way myself.

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

I believe you are your work. Dont trade the stuff of your life time for nothing more than dollars. Thats a rotten bargain

Humor comes from self-confidence.

Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women.

I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.

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 theyre okay, then its you.

Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

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

“I realized that liking or not liking someone was irrelevant. It was the time in history that you shared. A time binds you to another person just as passions tie to you to the dead.”

“Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isnt breaking. It hurts because its getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.”

“Lovings pretty easy. Its letting someone love you thats hard.”