Oh, Mona, we're all damned fools! Some of us just have more fun with it than others. Loosen up, dear! Don't be so afraid to cry . . . or laugh, for that matter. Laugh all you want and cry all you want and whistle at pretty men in the street and to hell with anybody who thinks you're a damned fool!

Like I've always said, love wouldn't be blind if the braille weren't so damned much fun.

I think a lot of gay people who are not dealing with their homosexuality get into right- wing politics.

I'm the age now that Rock was when he picked me up, so I can understand how he felt - how his fame limited his freedom. You get kinder as you go along.

But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.

If you want to know who the oppressed minorities in America are, simply look at who gets their own shelf in the bookstore. A black shelf, a women's shelf, and a gay shelf.

There is no fifth destination.