Morals are private. Decency is public.

Quote by Rita Mae Brown

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Pornography exists for the lonesome, the ugly, the fearful - it's made for the losers.

Pornography exists for the lonesome, the ugly, the fearful - it's made for the losers.

I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for...

I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for...

Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.

Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for...

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for...

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot...

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot...

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from...

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from...

The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.

The only queer people are those who don't love anybody.

A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight...

A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight...

Love is the wild card of existence.

Love is the wild card of existence.

I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I...

I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I...

As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize...

As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize...

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

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.

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

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for...

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for...

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

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

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

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I...

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I...

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

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

Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.

Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.