A concern with 'public morality' is - if not the last refuge of a scoundrel - the first foray of the fascist.

I was surprised by my daughter's generation and how they were rebelling against the '70s idea that sex was perfect and it should be sought.

Men and women, women and men. It will never work.

Writing has often been accompanied by terror, silences, and then wild bursts of private laughter that suddenly make all the dread seem worthwhile.

A Soul is partly given, partly wrought; remember always that you are the Maker of your own Soul.

Sex has the unparalleled power to make us absurd to ourselves. It also has the power to make us understand transcendence.

The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.