"In America sex is an obsession. In Europe it's a fact of life."
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Rita Mae Brown quotes (page 6 of 13)
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"If you don't like my book, write your own."
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"The price of dishonesty is self-destruction."
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"The writer's job is not to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here I am,” but to write a novel, hold it up and say, “Here YOU are."
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"Women need to feel loved and men need to feel needed."
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"I have finally figured out that the purpose of life is to enjoy it."
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"I can only say I wish I had slept with everyone I am accused of."
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"Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being."
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"For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself."
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"People aren't grapes - you can't weigh them in a bunch, but I guess it's easier than dealing with people as individuals."
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"all outcast peoples struggle to be recognized as individuals. The damage of oppression is that it robs you of your individuality. You're just a faggot. Or whatever - fill in the blank. Everything you do is seen through the prism of your gayness or your womanness or your blackness by some people."
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"It's still easier to take a blow from outside than it is to be disgusted with myself for not taking a stand. I don't know how people can live and not fight back but apparently millions do. They must hate themselves."
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"There's a thin line between collectivity and chaos."
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"many lesbians were so far in the closet they were in danger of being mistaken for garment bags."
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"What's the point of being a lesbian if a woman is going to look and act like an imitation man?"
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"Computer dating? It's terrific if you're a computer!"
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"Nothing is unnatural - just untried."
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"To have meaningful work is a tremendous happiness."
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"I think you can judge the level of success for any group of people by the reaction against it."
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"If you're afraid to die, you're afraid to live. You can't have one without the other."
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