'normal Heart' Was My Most Transcendent Moment

I Remember My First Friend Who Got Sick. It Was 1981, And The Disease Was Called The Gay Cancer. I Don't Think The Word 'aids' Came Out Until '84. I Just Remember It Being Terrifying As More People Got Sick. We Didn't Know How You Could Catch It, You Heard All Kinds Of Crazy Things.

I Guess If You're Lucky Enough Not To Have To Pay Your Rent, Then You Or I Take Much More Seriously The Kind Of Work That I Do, What It Takes For Me To Leave Two Teenagers Of My Own And Six Stepchildren And A Husband And Four Grandchildren.

The More Powerful You Become, Some People Especially Don't Like It That You're A Woman. I Stick Up For Myself.

I Guess I Worry About Weird Existential Things, Like How Do We Spend Our Final Act. This Is A Very Emotional Question. I Can't Answer It Without Crying. I Think, You're 56 Years Old, What Did You Do? You Raised Two Good Kids. What Am I Going To Do Now That Is As Meaningful As That? I Don't Know The Answer Yet.

I Don’t Want To Be A Mentor In My Bedroom.