If you like my novels, I commend your good taste.

many lesbians were so far in the closet they were in danger of being mistaken for garment bags.

I believe all literature started as gossip.

sex has never been private and it never will be. We perform the act in private but we must be public about the connection. Sex is how we pass down worldly goods. It's how we create the primary unit of our society, the couple. ... This rule applies to gay people as well as straight people. ... The community absolutely must know who is straight, who is gay, who is married, and who is single. Without that information we make painful mistakes and lose time.

People aren't grapes - you can't weigh them in a bunch, but I guess it's easier than dealing with people as individuals.

Gossip is irresponsible communication. Irresponsible because it is at the expense of another person who is not there to defend herself. Irresponsible because it is not constructive: it helps no one, least of all the person being gossiped about.

I think gay people are like blondes: There're fewer of them but they have more fun.