Rita Mae Brown

Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1944 · age 81

Rita Mae Brown is an American feminist writer, best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns and criticized the marginalization of lesbians within feminist groups.

Rita Mae Brown is read about 407 times a day, in 24 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

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2001“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”In their wordsAlma Mater (2001), p. 108. - but not originally hers, see Misattributed below.Read the whole statement

1998“I also think living in the country gives you faith.”In their wordsJanuary 1998Interview in OutSmart magazine (January 1998)Read the whole statement

1993“Normal is the average of deviance.”In their wordsVenus Envy (1993)Read the whole statement

1989“I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off.”In their wordsStarting from Scratch (1989)Read the whole statement

“I have changed my definition of tragedy. I now think tragedy is not foul deeds done to a person... but rather that tragedy is irresolvable conflict. Both sides/ideas are right.”In their wordsRita Mae Brown, Starting from Scratch (1989)Read the whole statement

1983“If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.”In their wordsSudden Death (1983)Read the whole statement

1944Born28 November 1944

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Rita Mae Brown

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One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
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Life is too short to be miserable.
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.
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Brown received the Pioneer Award for lifetime achievement at the Lambda Literary Awards in 2015. She is considered a significant Southern lesbian feminist poet and author and is associated with the women's liberation movement and women in print movement.

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