AIDS was one of those diseases that a lot of people tried to claim ownership over, and especially as someone who was, fortunately never HIV positive, I wanted to avoid any appearance of doing that. — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
Your life could be taken from you at any moment. Between AIDS and the violence against gay people that was so prevalent back then,… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
Who cares what the state thinks about your relationship? They're giving you tax breaks and this and that - it's just nonsense. You want… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
Because gay people were so much more visible, violence against gays was more common and reported on. But they were definitely related to each… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
“You are -" she stopped fanning long enough to push the glasses up her nose - "Sprout Bradford?" I thought it was a little… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
I always hoped that I would settle down with someone. Marriage, I could really give two shits about, as an institution, but it makes… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
I came out after safe sex was invented and I always practiced safe sex. Except for when I lost my virginity. — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
“Children," Mrs. Oakenfeld sighed. "I do not want you to be good to avoid being punished. I do not want you to be good… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
I'm a novelist. I think fiction is important or I wouldn't be doing it, but most of it's bad. — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
Sometimes when we think we’re protecting ourselves, we’re really hurting ourselves. And sometimes the people around us too. — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
“Drift House: Susan's response to Queen Octavia's sarcasm in regards to fading memories..."But we pass our memories on," she insisted. "I mean, from one… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
“People who shop at Barnes and Noble voted Ulysses the best novel of the last century, and who's to tell them different? There was… — Dale Peck Copy Share Image
