It's still easier to take a blow from outside than it is to be disgusted with myself for not taking a stand. I don't know how people can live and not fight back but apparently millions do. They must hate themselves.

I hate the telephone. I think the lowest circle of hell is reserved for Alexander Graham Bell.

If critics want to help me, let them come sit next to me while I'm writing.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

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

I believe every change any word has undergone probably originated in ignorance.

My lesbianism is an act of Christian charity. All those women out there praying for a man, and I'm giving them my share.