It's only a sure defeat when you stop trying.
I always say that as a Christian I cannot find any passage in the Gospels in which Jesus condemned homosexuality.
The Lord is my Shepherd and he knows I'm gay.
When younger, I was thin as a rail. As I've grown older, I've put on weight. I have continued to love myself in all those roles. Part of my spirituality, I always tell people, is to accept yourself for who you are.
The Bible was written in several languages, embraces many literary forms, and reflects cultures very different from our own. These are important considerations for properly understanding the Bible in its context.
God did not create gays and lesbians so He could have something to hate!
If you had told me 28 years ago that the largest organization in the world touching the lives of gays and lesbians would be a church, I would not have believed you.
My instinct is to be very controlling.
The thing that sometimes gets lost is people look at the harder edge of me. . . the leather jacket and the tough rock 'n' roll attitude. . . and get the wrong impression that I'm mean. That's really something I don't want people to think because I don't think that's the case.
President Obama has got the most moderate temperament.
I woke up last night and thought: 'I must call somebody in my next novel Casablanca. ' It's such a great name. I don't want to call anybody Fred or Jane or Susan, so when three people get into bed together, you don't know who they are.