“Organized religion is the school of hate, and never more exultant in its righteous indignation than when it talks about gay and lesbian. In America the unholy alliance between the know-nothing fundamentalists and the Catholic hierarchy keeps the faithful whipped… — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
The problem with secret crushes: in the absence of requital the love turns bitter. — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
“The first thing you see, directly in front of you, is a dim-lit tunnel receding deep under the island. The tunnel is paved with… — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
“How far was that? On March 1 he told us the chest x-ray looked clear, except for a shadow that was probably the pulmonary… — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
“Summer has always been good to me, even the bittersweet end, with the slanted yellow light.” — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
Don't let anyone tell you that the truth can't disappear. If I believe in anything, rather than God, is that I am part of… — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
When you finally come out, there's a pain that stops, and you know it will never hurt like that again, no matter how much… — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
“The pain between them made me as envious as their laughter, because it was real and expressible, blood-red with passion, and not the invisible… — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
“Organized religion is the school of hate, and never more exultant in its righteous indignation than when it talks about gay and lesbian. In… — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
Self pity becomes your oxygen. But you learned to breathe it without a gasp. So, nobody even notices you're hurting. — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
“You need only to have glimpsed it once to know there's a window out of all this black and sleepless night. Then you must… — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
