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I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir QUOTES

I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir QUOTES

1 " There is a red line of intimacy that’s been crossed. Exes know things about each other that friends never could. You’ve altered each other’s emotional DNA. You can be friendly with an ex, but exes cannot be friends. "

― Harvey Fierstein , I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

2 " You can’t camp about something you don’t take seriously. You’re not making fun of it. You’re making fun out of it. "

― Harvey Fierstein , I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

3 " Reagan didn’t speak the word “AIDS” publicly for five years. He taught us a reality that had always been staring us in the face: a politician’s first priority is to get reelected. Second is to fund-raise. Third is to protect his party. Caring about a disease that is killing a small unpopular minority ranks somewhere below hosting Icelandic dignitaries at the White House. "

― Harvey Fierstein , I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

4 " Twelve Step programs counsel "Look back, but don't stare." Wonder why? Because it's fucking painful! "

― Harvey Fierstein , I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

5 " The jockey never recalls using a whip. The horse never forgets. "

― Harvey Fierstein , I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

6 " nothing changes when you say no, so say yes and let the world know you’re open to possibility. "

― Harvey Fierstein , I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir