Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where no one thought being gay was even something to ride someone about?
Bill KonigsbergYou can be anything you want, but when you go against who you are inside, it doesn't feel good.
Bill KonigsbergI don't think about relatability (when writing), I think about the heart of the character.
Bill KonigsbergAnd perhaps the best answer is not to tolerate differences, not even to accept them. But to celebrate them. Maybe then those who are different would feel more loved, and less, well, tolerated.
Bill KonigsbergThe Greeks were smarter than us, and they had different words for different kinds of love. There's storge, which is family love. That's not us. There's eros, which is sexual love. There's philia, which is brotherly love. And then there's the highest form. Agape.โ He pronounced it โaga-pay.โ โThat's transcendental love, like when you place the other person above yourself.
Bill Konigsberg