Author Profile
Rita Mae Brown
1944 • American • Writer
56
Total Quotes
Collected Meditations
Showing 56 quotesCats and dogs believe politicians are like cemetery caregivers; they are on top of everyone, but nobody listens.— Rita Mae Brown
I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess mine, and his didn't have a social impact as much as great literary impact.— Rita Mae Brown
There hasn't been a day in my life since I started Latin in ninth grade that I haven't benefited by the lives of the ancients.— Rita Mae Brown
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.— Rita Mae Brown
Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did.— Rita Mae Brown
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.— Rita Mae Brown
There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.— Rita Mae Brown
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.— Rita Mae Brown
I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.— Rita Mae Brown
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.— Rita Mae Brown
Virginia Woolf said that writers must be androgynous. I'll go a step further. You must be bisexual.— Rita Mae Brown