The other side of reverence is loathing.
Quentin Crisp said it to me; now I say it to you: say yes to everything.
Different is not wrong.
There's not a lesbian hero that everybody can relate to.
If we're being told to do stupid or cruel things, then it is morally correct to disobey.
I believe we have to put art back at the center of everyday life rather than allowing it to become a specialist activity at the margins of society.