Rita Mae Brown Quotes

Leroy bet me I couldn’t find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

I began to wonder if girls could marry girls, because I was sure I wanted to marry Leota and look in her green eyes forever. But I would only marry her if I didn't have to do the housework. I was certain of that. But if Leota really didn't want to do it either, I guessed I'd do it. I'd do anything for Leota.

Put your money in your head, that way no one can take it from you.

As for loving woman, I have never understood why some people had a fit. I still don't. It seems fine to me. If an individual is productive responsible, and energetic, why should her choice in a partner make such a fuss? The government is only too happy to take my tax money and yet they uphold legislation that keeps me a second class citizen. Surely, there should be a tax break for those of us who are robbed of full and equal participation and protection in the life of our nation.

My tombstone is going to say: 'Born: Yes. Died: Yes.

I'd never seen men hold each other. I thought the only things they were allowed to do was shake hands or fight.

You gay?”
“Oh, I wouldn’t say I was gay. I’d just say I was enchanted.”
“Me too.

No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.

You have nothing to fear in life, not you, not anyone, because every bad thing you think can happen will- but not always in the form you imagine

Everybody gets married. It's something you have to do, like dying.

Well, we're just All-American queers.

Class is much more than Marx's definition of relationship to the means of production. Class involved your behavior, your basic assumptions, how you are taught to behave, what you expect from yourself and from others, your concept of a future, how you understand problems and solve them, how you think, feel, act.

I'm not an addictive personality, I just like getting high, that's all.

That's all I think I ever wanted, to go my own way and maybe find some love here and there.