Don't listen when they scoff That you are too old and I am young, For I am old enough to know better And you are young enough not to care.

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 think many writers write because it's a convenient way to explain themselves to themselves. We take the chaos and the turmoil and the bullshit of our lives, and we make it into something that has a harmonious shape and sound.

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.

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!

Don't listen when they scoff That you are too old and I am young, For I am old enough to know better And you are young enough not to care.