“A man knows what he likes, so sex with some men is like sex with a mind reader, someone who knows exactly how you like it.”

“...if your man sleeps with men, there is nothing sexually you can do that will make him stop.”

“No, he wasn't like them at all. And even though my experience with the opposite sex was pitifully non-existent, this was someone I wanted to know. Someone I needed to know. Someone I needed to have know me.”

“I never had a tight relationship with my dad- who was an excellent provider but didn't really have much conversation or emotional support for me so...”

“If a man is straight, there is no reason for him to feel threatened by a gay man.”

“The black church must preach the truth and become a place where all men can come and hear the word without feeling they will be judged or ostracized, regardless of their sexual orientation.”

“I like everything about you, Larry. I like the way you look and how you’re so clever, and I like it when we laugh together and watch TV together. I like going to art galleries with you and hearing you get all bitchy about some of the artists. I like watching you when you’re doing marking, ’cause you get these funny looks on your face. I like watching you sleep and hearing that snuffly noise you make. I like waking up with you at weekends and spending the day together, just doing stuff like walking round town and shopping and cooking and stuff.” I kind of ran out of breath after that.For a moment, I thought he was going to cry.“Is there anything you don’t like about me?”