Rita Mae Brown Quotes

born 1944 United States

Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is a prolific American writer who became famous with her first novel Rubyfruit Jungle; she is also a mystery writer and an Emmy-nominated screenwriter.

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Random Rita Mae Brown quote

13 quotes

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

Alma Mater (2001)

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

Sudden Death (1983)

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.

Starting from Scratch (1989)

Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.

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

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Normal is the average of deviance.

Venus Envy (1993)

I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

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.

Life is too short to be miserable.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.

Misattributed

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.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Rita Mae Brown (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.