I Didn't Want To Be A Boy,

I Believe Only In Art And Failure.

If The Tenth Of The Population That Is Gay Became Visible Tomorrow, The Panic Of The Majority Of People Would Inspire Repressive Legislation Of A Sort That Would Shock Even The Pessimists Among Us.

Writing Is Far Too Hard Work To Say What Someone Else Wants Me To. Serving It As A Craft, Using It As A Way Of Growing In My Own Understanding, Seems To Me To Be A Beautiful Way To Live. And If That Product Is Shareable With Other People, So Much The Better.

Knowledge Is A Collective Enterprise. Without It Understanding Is Impossible. Ignorance Is Too Often A Murderous Vulnerability.

My Private Measure Of Success Is Daily. If This Were To Be The Last Day Of My Life Would I Be Content With It? To Live In A Harmonious Balance Of Commitments And Pleasures Is What I Strive For.