“Fabulous. Toleration is the key word. It's a pity few people understand this.”

“I hear the word "tolerance" -- that some people are trying to teach people to be tolerant of gays. I'm not satisfied with that word. I am gay, and I am not seeking to be "tolerated." One tolerates a toothache, rush-hour traffic, an annoying neighbor with a cluttered yard. I am not a negative to be tolerated.”

“agonizingly aware of the money in the vicinity and convinced it was theirs for a few words in the right key”

“Progress is something with no pity, and no purpose. It just happens. It chews up all you ever knew, and spits out things you can't understand, and the only value it seems to have is to make a few people a lot of money.”

“If people could just understand how it actually felt to be depressed, obsessed, frightened, out of control, maybe they’d be more tolerant, more understanding.”

“If getting is the key to your happiness your key will open few doors. If giving is the key to your happiness you will find few doors locked.”