Rita Mae Brown

“If the world were a logical place, men would ride side-saddle.”

“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.”

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

“Art is the stored honey of the human soul.”

“My brain is a muscle, and I feed it by reading.”

“True patriotism is loving your country enough to hold it to a higher standard.”

“Love is the wild card of life.”

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

“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”

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

“I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.”

“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.”

“The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up.”

“If you are not the hero of your own story, then you're missing the whole point of your humanity.”

“A deadline is a negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.”

“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.”