“I am writing to you from an alcohol treatment center where, on Feb. 1, with the encouragement and support of my partner, daughters and colleagues, I checked myself in to deal with my increasing dependence on alcohol.”

“My least favorite is the current president because he’s a liar. Bill Clinton was my favorite because – despite ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ and the Defense of Marriage Act – he had gay friends, he knew about gay people, and that little opening made a lot more gay people come out.”

“I guess there are these people that are against everything I do, but I never come into contact with them. I judge success not by money or reviews. I think it’s that you never have to meet assholes. I have achieved that success.”

“We envision a local culture that upholds the marriage of a woman to a man, and a man to a woman, as ordained of God. … We see our homes as open to a full quiver of children, the source of family continuity and social growth. We envision young women growing into wives, homemakers, and mothers; and we see young men growing into husbands, home-builders, and fathers. … We look to a landscape of family homes, lawns, and gardens busy with useful tasks and ringing with the laughter of many children.”