--- title: "10 Way Quotes By Dan Savage" description: "10 Way quotes by Dan Savage. Plus more from Dan Savage and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/dan-savage-2880_internet_a-lot-of-people-are-living-their-lives-o_2221116.jpg" --- > [A lot of people are living their lives online in much more public ways with Facebook and Twitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/a-lot-of-people-are-living-their-lives-online-in-much-more-public/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d2/dan-savage-2880_internet_a-lot-of-people-are-living-their-lives-o_2221116.jpg) > [The only way to get gay issues off the front pages of Canadian newspapers is to grant gay and lesbian people our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/the-only-way-to-get-gay-issues-off-the-front-pages-of-canadian/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/dan-savage-2880_gay_the-only-way-to-get-gay-issues-off-the-f_2131109.jpg) > [Owning a gun in America is one way for conservative white males to demonstrate their anger at crime, liberalism, feminism, and modernity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/owning-a-gun-in-america-is-one-way-for-conservative-white-males-to/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5e/dan-savage-2880_america_owning-a-gun-in-america-is-one-way-for-c_931673.jpg) > [I treat people who write me the way my friends and I all treat each other when we go to each other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-treat-people-who-write-me-the-way-my-friends-and-i-all-treat-each-2/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/dan-savage-2880_advice_i-treat-people-who-write-me-the-way-my-f_1810892.jpg) > [I feel like I'm a compassionate guy, but I also feel if somebody's grip on life or sanity is so tenuous that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-feel-like-i-m-a-compassionate-guy-but-i-also-feel-if-somebody-s/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/dan-savage-2880_advice_i-feel-like-i-m-a-compassionate-guy-but_523742.jpg) > [We can learn to ignore the bullshit in the Bible about gay people. The same way we have learned to ignore the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/we-can-learn-to-ignore-the-bullshit-in-the-bible-about-gay-people-the/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/dan-savage-2880_bible_we-can-learn-to-ignore-the-bullshit-in-t_2520437.jpg) > [I treat people who write me the way my friends and I all treat each other when we go to each other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-treat-people-who-write-me-the-way-my-friends-and-i-all-treat-each/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/dan-savage-2880_advice_i-treat-people-who-write-me-the-way-my-f_350658.jpg) > [I think the best thing for you to do is just live your life. Live a life that's worth living, one where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-think-the-best-thing-for-you-to-do-is-just-live-your-life-live-a/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/dan-savage-2880_joining_i-think-the-best-thing-for-you-to-do-is_117732.jpg) > [The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness means that each of us is free to go our own way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/the-right-to-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness-means-that/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e5/dan-savage-2880_citizens_the-right-to-life-liberty-and-the-pursui_3155416.jpg) > [We've had a culture war roaring away, and the kinds of people who want to abuse and discriminate against gay people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/we-ve-had-a-culture-war-roaring-away-and-the-kinds-of-people-who-want/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/840/dan-savage-2880_abstract_we-ve-had-a-culture-war-roaring-away-and_1060845.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Dan Savage > [Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/preaching-to-the-choir-actually-arms-the-choir-with-arguments-and/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [Bisexuals need to recognize that their being closeted is a huge contributing factor to the hostility they face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/bisexuals-need-to-recognize-that-their-being-closeted-is-a-huge/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/really-when-it-comes-to-gay-rights-there-s-two-wars-going-on-the/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [I get letters every year from women who think Valentine's Day is an empty exercise, but are ironically pretty exercised when their boyfriends neglect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-get-letters-every-year-from-women-who-think-valentine-s-day-is-an/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [I'm allergic to dogs, so I couldn't even adopt what gay men typically adopt when they have that maternal gene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-m-allergic-to-dogs-so-i-couldn-t-even-adopt-what-gay-men-typically/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [And that really captures the difference for the bullied straight kid versus the bullied gay kid, is that the bullied straight kid goes home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/and-that-really-captures-the-difference-for-the-bullied-straight-kid/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [I'm one of those gay people who's constantly reminded of how fortunate I am to live now and not to be Ennis and Jack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-m-one-of-those-gay-people-who-s-constantly-reminded-of-how/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [I think the best thing for you to do is just live your life. Live a life that's worth living, one where you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-think-the-best-thing-for-you-to-do-is-just-live-your-life-live-a/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [the Bible is only as good and decent as the person reading it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/the-bible-is-only-as-good-and-decent-as-the-person-reading-it/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [There's a big mistake the left has made with talking to religious people, which is attempting to talk them out of their interpretations of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/there-s-a-big-mistake-the-left-has-made-with-talking-to-religious/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/the-mistake-that-straight-people-made-was-imposing-the-monogamous/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-got-picked-on-a-lot-even-by-teachers-too-i-liked-to-listen-to/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [“Either way... you've got to tell him--in no uncertain terms--to knock it the fuck off already. Don't be measured, don't wrap it up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/either-way-you-ve-got-to-tell-him-in-no-uncertain-terms-to-knock-it/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [I wanted to be a priest when I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/i-wanted-to-be-a-priest-when-i-was-a-kid/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) > [When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-savage/when-you-re-young-and-queer-and-closeted-you-can-end-up-in-this-place/) [Dan Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-savage/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/dan-savage/#itemlist", "name": "10 Way Quotes By Dan Savage", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": 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