
“Rise and rise again and again
like The Phoenix from the ashes;
until the lambs have become lions.”
―
like The Phoenix from the ashes;
until the lambs have become lions.”
―

“Why not be a communist, she thinks, if it means that kind of belonging?”
― Men on Men 5: Best New Gay Fiction
― Men on Men 5: Best New Gay Fiction

“I think what it means is that central to living A life that is good is a life that’s forgiving.”
― Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
― Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish

“Susan adored her and worshiped her style, / Loved her pronouncements of "perfect" and "vile," / Loved the sheer whim, the madcap willy-nillyness / And how deeply seriously Nonnie took her own silliness”
― Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
― Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish

“But thanks to my rapidly dividing cells, I no longer have that feeling—although I remember it very well—that if I just buckled down to the great work at hand, lived more authentically, stopped procrastinating, cut out sugar, then my best self was just there right around the corner. Yeah, no. I’m done with all that. I”
― The Uncollected David Rakoff: Including the entire text of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
― The Uncollected David Rakoff: Including the entire text of Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish

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