Quotes from Six of One

Rita Mae Brown ·  368 pages

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“High heels were invented by a woman who had once been kissed on the forehead.”
― Rita Mae Brown, quote from Six of One


“Put your money in your head, that way no one can take it from you.”
― Rita Mae Brown, quote from Six of One


“Do you think it's possible that love multiples? We're taught to think it divides. There's only so much to go around, like diamonds. It multiples.”
― Rita Mae Brown, quote from Six of One


“I'm not an addictive personality, I just like getting high, that's all.”
― Rita Mae Brown, quote from Six of One


“When the corpses are cleared no new order will emerge. Power, society, relationships, will descend in all their confusion on a new generation. The old, who started this conflagration, will retreat, worn out, the survivors and the young will continue the dance.”
― Rita Mae Brown, quote from Six of One



“Whenever a young thing wants to be free minus serious thought, she gets pregnant and then gets married. Voilà!”
― Rita Mae Brown, quote from Six of One


About the author

Rita Mae Brown
Born place: in Hanover, Pennsylvania, The United States
Born date November 28, 1944
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