Rita Mae Brown

As for loving woman, I have never understood why some people had a fit. I still don't. It seems fine to me. If an individual is productive responsible, and energetic, why should her choice in a partner make such a fuss? The government is only too happy to take my tax money and yet they uphold legislation that keeps me a second class citizen. Surely, there should be a tax break for those of us who are robbed of full and equal participation and protection in the life of our nation.

The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.

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.

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.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

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 novel, find a book you do like. Life is too short to be miserable. If you do like my novels, I commend your good taste.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

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.

Loving's pretty easy. It's letting someone love you that's hard.

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share.

Whoever heard of a neurotic frog? Where do humans get off thinking they're the pinnacle of evolution?

The writer's job is not to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here I am,” but to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here YOU are.

If you're afraid to die, you're afraid to live. You can't have one without the other.

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

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