Emeralds,' said the rabbit. 'Emeralds make a lovely gift. - Maurice Sendak

I’m gay. I just didn’t think it was anybody’s business … All I wanted was to be straight so my parents could be happy. They never, never, never knew.

I often went to bed without supper 'cause I hated my mother's cooking. So, to go to bed without supper was not a torture to me. If she was gonna hurt me, she'd make me eat.

Truthfullness to life — both fantasy life and factual life — is the basis of all great art.