I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of restaurants on Castro Street and a couple of magazines do not constitute culture. Michelangelo is culture. Virginia Woolf is culture. So let's don't confuse our terms. Wearing earrings is not culture.

Rita Mae Brown

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About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

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Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.

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Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, som... by Rita Mae Brown

Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to.

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The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself... by Rita Mae Brown

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

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One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory. by Rita Mae Brown

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

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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.

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If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done. by Rita Mae Brown

If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

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People are like tea bags; you never know how strong they'll be until they're in hot water. In times of trouble, you not only discover what you truly believe but whether or not you can act on your beliefs.

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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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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.

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A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.

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Some people live life and others talk about it. by Rita Mae Brown

Some people live life and others talk about it.

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My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share.

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Femininity and masculinity are social constructs. Female and male are biological. We don't have to learn to be men or women but we do have to learn to be ladies and gentlemen.

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Oppression works in such a way that it holds every person responsible for the acts of any wrongdoer of the oppressed group.

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I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority. by Rita Mae Brown

I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.

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Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. by Rita Mae Brown

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.

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Life is unjust, people can be cruel, and yet if you harden your heart, you will lose what little love there is in this world.

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Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides. by Rita Mae Brown

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

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The owner of Mojo's was a suicide blonde, dyed by her own hand. by Rita Mae Brown

The owner of Mojo's was a suicide blonde, dyed by her own hand.

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