I'd always thought that I understood this, but lately I realize that what I call "understanding" is basically just fantasizing.

I'm for gay elopement, not for gay weddings. I've been with my boyfriend for twenty years. I don't feel like that would validate our relationship in any way. But I would really fight for someone else to have the right. Just elope, though, please.

It's unrealistic to live your life within such strict parameters.

The thought of killing myself had slowed me down to five miles per hour. The thought of killing someone else stopped me completely.

I see you that have a little swimming mouse

Usually, if I think something is really funny, it doesn't get any reaction whatsoever.

I was the type of person who was the question-asker. And not just genuine questions, I would ask a question so the author would know how much I knew about them. Once I went to a Tobias Wolff reading. I knew he was teaching at Syracuse at that time. And so, I remember asking him how he liked Syracuse. People do that to me now and it's okay. There is rarely a time when I just have had enough.