American novelist (1944- )
I used to think romantic love was a neurosis shared by two, a supreme foolishness. I no longer think that. There's nothing foolish in loving anyone. Thinking you'll be loved in return is what's foolish.
RITA MAE BROWN
Bingo
You can love more than one person at a time, and I don't give a damn what the self-help books say.
RITA MAE BROWN
Full Cry
The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.
RITA MAE BROWN
Rubyfruit Jungle
I've got splinters in my nose from the best publishing doors in town.
RITA MAE BROWN
Time Magazine, March 18, 2008
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.
RITA MAE BROWN
Alma Mater
Odd thing about death ... it reaffirms life.
RITA MAE BROWN
Hounded to Death
Sex makes monkeys out of all of us. If you don't give in to it, you wind up a cold, unfeeling bastard. If you do, you spend the rest of your life picking up the pieces.
RITA MAE BROWN
Alma Mater
I think you can judge the level of success for any group of people by the reaction against it.
RITA MAE BROWN
Time Magazine, March 18, 2008
Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.
RITA MAE BROWN
attributed, Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing
If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.
RITA MAE BROWN
Sudden Death
He unzipped his pants and his brains fell out.
RITA MAE BROWN
Venus Envy
Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.
RITA MAE BROWN
Hiss of Death
Mother love is the most powerful, the most irrational force on earth, even more powerful than sexual love. However, one does lead to the other, so best not to spurn the former.
RITA MAE BROWN
Full Cry
Life is short, but it's long enough to ruin any man who wants to be ruined.
RITA MAE BROWN
Sudden Death
Normal is the average of deviance.
RITA MAE BROWN
Venus Envy
Love is the wild card of existence.
RITA MAE BROWN
In Her Day
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
RITA MAE BROWN
Alma Mater
Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.
RITA MAE BROWN
Riding Shotgun
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.
RITA MAE BROWN
Starting from Scratch
When God made man she was practicing.
RITA MAE BROWN
Cat on the Scent