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.

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

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.

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.

Outing is a nasty word for telling the truth.

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.