I don't care if you want to hunt, I don't care if you think it's your right. I say, sorry, you are not allowed to own a gun, and if you do own a gun I think you should go to prison.

I think Oprah who is the height of aspiration and inspiration recognizes something in me that is germane.

I don't think America knows what a gay parent looks like. I am the gay parent.

I don't think America knows what a gay parent looks like. I am the gay parent. America has watched me parent my children on TV for six years. They know what kind of parent I am.

Every kid should sit in the velvet at least once in their lifetime.

I'd always admired writers. I'd always loved words on a page. Somehow, words seemed to bypass image and get straight to the heart of things. Somehow, words seemed big enough to contain pain, and sentences could pull broken bits together.

I think life is easier if you're straight.