One of the things that frequently gets lost in descriptions of depression is that the depressed person often knows that it is a ludicrous condition to feel so disabled by the ordinary business of quotidian life.

I can see the beauty of glass objects fully at the moment when they slip from my hand

The absence of marriages will result in all kinds of financial burdens that gay people wouldn't face if they could get married.

I think an awful lot of the diplomatic problems that exist in the world come from people assuming that their society is the one with a purchase on truth.

Being gay is immutable.

We cannot bear a pointless torment, but we can endure great pain if we believe that it's purposeful.

I found it very comforting to see that there is no such thing as a completely normal family. People find their way through whatever the differences may be.