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" I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate. "
Rita Mae Brown
Beautiful
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" 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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" Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television. "
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" Not until my middle thirties did I consider myself a novelist. "
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" Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful. "
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" All creatures tread across the rubble of ruined civilizations. The trick is to keep moving. No animal ever goes about dispensing shallow compassion. "
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" Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being. "
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" Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. "
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" Normal is the average of deviance. "
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" No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people. "
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" I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. "
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" I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category. "
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" 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 novels, find a book you do like. "
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" You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it. "
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" As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls. "
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" I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat. "
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" Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women. "
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" I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it. "
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" Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash. "
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" Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there. "
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" I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess mine, and his didn't have a social impact as much as great literary impact. "
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" Intuition is a suspension of logic due to impatience. "
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