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1 " One of the many problems with aging is that you begin to think of yourself as a slob because your birthday suit can never be cleaned or pressed no matter how spotted or wrinkled it gets "
― Bob Smith , Remembrance of Things I Forgot
2 " The one undeniable benefit of having spent some time in the closet is that it nurtures a talent that you can fall back on any time: lying convincingly. Sometimes I worried that queer kids in the twenty-first century coming out at twelve, or even younger, would never develop that valuable skill. "
3 " The chilling thought occurred to me that breaking up with someone you love to criticize might be the only way to save yourself from becoming unlovable "
4 " I think she’ll like me,” I said, concerned that my own mother wouldn’t like me. My fear exposed the unspoken shame of all families: if you didn’t know the people you were related to, would you befriend them? In the days when families hunted and gathered, this wouldn’t be a question worth pondering, but once butchering a mammoth stopped being a household chore, we began to suspect families are chain gangs held together by manacles of DNA. "
5 " You’ll support a Republican president in twenty years who’s worse than Reagan,” I explained. “Worse than Reagan?” Junior asked. “How’s that possible?” “Evolution. In the future assholes will be much larger than they are today. "