I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.
Rita Mae BrownWe all want to leave our children the Garden of Eden and we wind up giving them hardscrabble.
Rita Mae BrownNever underestimate the power of self-absorption, including your parents' self-absorption.
Rita Mae BrownOnce you know what women are like, men get kind of boring. I'm not trying to put them down, I mean I like them sometimes as people, but sexually they're dull.
Rita Mae BrownI think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. Also, a comic vision is my natural world view, but I've grown up in spite of myself and I can pass the comic twist if it detracts from what the characters need. Yes, the life of a saint is hard.
Rita Mae Brown