I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life

Being in love is the only transcendent experience.

I felt very close to God.... My friends say that's because I was always on my knees.

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.

In her opinion, the parrots were annoying arrogant. You could buy the most beautiful one in town, she observed, but that won't make it love you. You could feed it, care for it and exclaim over its loveliness, but there was nothing to guarantee that it would stay home with you. There had to be a lesson in there somewhere.

I know I can't tell you what it's like to be gay. But I can tell you what it's not. It's not hiding behind words, Mama. Like family and decency and Christianity.

I'm not sure I even need a lover, male or female. Sometimes I think I'd settle for five good friends.