Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown, an American writer, activist, and feminist born in 1944, is someone whose words carry as much weight as their professional legacy. Beyond her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae Brown proved equally skilled at capturing ideas in a sentence or two. 17 of Rita Mae Brown's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Women, Good, Trust, Men, and Love. Consider this gem from Rita Mae Brown: "Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work."

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

— Rita Mae Brown

Art

All Quotes by Rita Mae Brown

“Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash.”

— Rita Mae Brown

Education

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

— Rita Mae Brown

Women

“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”

— Rita Mae Brown

Experience

“You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.”

— Rita Mae Brown

Good

“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.”

— Rita Mae Brown

Hope

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

— Rita Mae Brown

Art

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

— Rita Mae Brown

Women

“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.”

— Rita Mae Brown

Happiness

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

— Rita Mae Brown

Car

“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.”

— Rita Mae Brown

Best

“About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.”

— Rita Mae Brown

Life

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

— Rita Mae Brown

Age

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

— Rita Mae Brown

Men

“Humor comes from self-confidence.”

— Rita Mae Brown

Humor