And so this young one, this young one whom I had so loved, I had to forsake, no matter how broken my heart, no matter how lonely my soul, no matter how bruised my intellect and spirit.

We are not damned. We never were. Who under the sun has the right to damn any living breathing creature?

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Don't you see? I'm not the spirit of any age. I'm at odds with everything and always have been! I have never belonged anywhere with anyone at any time!

I want to love all the children of God - Christian, Jew, Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist - everyone. I want to love gay Christians and straight Christians.

Oh to have you with me, to have you here, not to be alone, but to be with you, my beauty, you of all souls! You.

Because I show you my pain, I do not of necessity love you.