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 …

- Rita Mae Brown

Never hope for it more than you work for it.

- Rita Mae Brown

Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.

- Rita Mae Brown

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.

- Rita Mae Brown

Some people live life and others talk about it.

- Rita Mae Brown

I no longer idolize reason. I have come to accept that ninety percent of what we do is irrational and that we spend what little rational thought we h…

- Rita Mae Brown

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

- Rita Mae Brown

If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

- Rita Mae Brown

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

- Rita Mae Brown