“There are some people who would never have fallen in love if they had not heard there was such a thing.”

“People would never fall in love if they hadn't heard love talked about.”

“There are many men who would have done better than I did under the circumstances in which I found myself. If I had never held command, if I had fallen, there were 10,000 behind who would have followed the contest to the end and never surrendered the Union.”

“Love is love. I have never fallen in love with a gender. I have fallen for individuals.”

“We come to a corner where there are a few people protesting the festivities. I don't understand this at all. It's like protesting the fact that some people are red-haired.In my experience, desire is desire, love is love. I have never fallen in love with a gender. I have fallen for individuals. I know this is hard for people to do, but I don't understand why it's so hard, when it's so obvious.”

“Borders I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people.”