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“Any woman whose I.Q. hovers above her body temperature must be a feminist.”

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Rita Mae Brown is an American writer born on November 28, 1944. Her works span across various genres including novels and poetry, known for her unique sense of humor and insightful commentary on social issues. more

“Just for a while": Death's opening chat-up line in His great seduction, before he drugged you with soporific comforts, distracted you with minor luxuries and ensnared you with long-term payment plans. Join the Rat Race "just for a while." Concentrate on your career "just for a while." Move in with your girlfriend "just for a while." Find a bigger place, out in the burbs "just for a while." Lie down in that wooden box "just for a while.”

Long Moving Lying Term Lines Race Careers Plans Comfort Bigger Boxes Opening Luxury Long Term Girlfriend Minors Rats Seduction Distracted Payment Rat Race Your Girlfriend

Author:Christopher Brookmyre

“In all this welter of women I still hadn't got one for myself, not that I was trying too hard, but sometimes I felt lonely to see everybody paired off and having a good time and all I did was curl up in my sleeping bag in the rosebushes and sigh and say bah. For me it was just red wine in my mouth and a pile of firewood”

Trying Stills Sometimes Hard Felt Sleep Mouths Red Lonely Wine Good Times Bags Sigh Having A Good Time Curls Red Wine Trying Too Hard Firewood

Book:Road Novels 1957-1960

Source: Road Novels 1957-1960

“For men, I think, love is a thing formed of equal parts lust and astonishment. The astonishment part women understand. The lust part they only think they understand.”

Thinking Men Love Is Equal Lust Astonishment

Book:Bag Of Bones: A Novel

Source: Bag Of Bones: A Novel

“I see things, that's all. Write enough stories and every shadow on the floor looks like a footprint; every line in the dirt like a secret message.”

Writing Looks Enough Stories Lines Secret Messages Shadow Dirt Footprint

Book:Bag Of Bones: A Novel

Source: Bag Of Bones: A Novel

“In an initial period, Photography, in order to surprise, photographs the notable; but soon, by a familiar reversal, it decrees notable whatever it photographs. The 'anything whatever' then becomes the sophisticated acme of value.”

Values Order Periods Photography Surprise Photograph Familiar Sophisticated Initials Notable Decree Reversal

Author:Roland Barthes

“My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd.”

Years School Four Dad My Dad Track Managers Grades Cows Grammar Herds Cattle Acres Eighth Grade Grammar School

Author:Dave Brubeck

“All the drawing lacks is the final touch: To add eyes to the dragon”

Eye Add Finals Drawing Dragons

Book:The Wizard's Dilemma

Source: The Wizard's Dilemma

“If what you're asking is how I debated whether or not to love her the answer is I didn't. Not at all. It just happened. I didn't ever question it; by the time I realized what was happening, it was already done.”

Ifs Done Answers Happened Happenings Asking I Realized

Book:This Lullaby

Source: This Lullaby

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