Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.

The first gay person I ever met was surely not the first gay person I ever met.

Books are like blankets, the mere sight of them around the house provides warmth and comfort. They are like mirrors, too, reflecting places I've been, phases I've been through, people I've loved or thought I did.

Alcohol, contrary to instinct, is not the secret to happiness.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same.