Why shouldn't gay people be able to live as open and freely as everybody else? What it comes down to, ultimately, is love. How can anything bad come out of love? The bad stuff comes out of mistrust, misunderstanding and, God knows, from hate and from ignorance.

Why shouldn't gay people be allowed to be able to marry? Those against gay marriages say marriage should only be between a man and a woman. God, I of all people know that doesn't always work!

I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.

Something always made me save myself. Either the Betty Ford Center or going onstage to perform in the theater when many people didn't think I could do it.

I have a woman's body and a child's emotions.

The public library is more than a repository of books. It's a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.

I prefer rugby to soccer. I enjoy the violence in rugby, except when they start biting each other's ears off.