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

Never, ever underestimate your readers. Everything you do registers.

You're nothing in America if you don't have debt.

A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.

We have the ability to be the Athens of modern times as opposed to the militaristic Sparta. I remind you that the Athenians wrote poetry. The Spartans did not.

Dean: Don't you find that somewhat of an aberration? Doesn't this disturb you my dear? After all, it's not normal. Molly: I know it's not normal for people in this world to be happy, and I'm happy.

I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of restaurants on Castro Street and a couple of magazines do not constitute culture. Michelangelo is culture. Virginia Woolf is culture. So let's don't confuse our terms. Wearing earrings is not culture.