“There's a whole gay culture in DC, and there are as many gay Republicans as there are gay Democrats.” Quote by Kirby Dick
“People in New York, LA, San Francisco, they scratch their head at the concept of a gay Republican, but it really makes sense there.” PeopleNew YorkRepublicanGayConceptsMake SenseScratchesSan Francisco Author:Kirby Dick
“I do think there are very few extreme right-wing gay Republicans. Although it depends how you define "extreme right-wing." They're making a political calculation.” ThinkingPoliticalDependsRepublicanGayWingsExtremesCalculationsRight Wing Author:Kirby Dick
“The upside of being in the closet is that you develop skills of duplicity, which are great for big-time politicians.” BigsPoliticianSkillsClosetsDuplicity Author:Kirby Dick
“What I don't understand is how a policy against outing trumps a policy of reporting. Whenever you're reporting on hypocrisy, you're kind of 'outing' something to begin with.” KindPolicyTrumpHypocrisy Author:Kirby Dick
“Sometimes there's kind of an "ick" factor around talking about anything about gay sexuality, for certain readers.” KindSometimesCertainTalkingReaderGaySexualityFactors Author:Kirby Dick
“The closet exists because people don't talk about it, so that people going into political careers make a calculation early on. They say to themselves, "well, the closet is under the radar, I can do this."” PeopleWellsI CanPoliticalCan DoCareersClosetsCalculationsRadarI Can Do This Author:Kirby Dick
“What I really hope for, ultimately, is that the closet will be a non-factor in American politics in a couple of decades.” CoupleDecadesFactorsClosetsAmerican Politics Author:Kirby Dick
“The feeling of being an outsider, and the identity theme, are hardwired into me. If there's anything really autobiographical in my fiction, it's that feeling. I always feel that way.” IfsWayFeelsFeelingsFictionIdentityThemeOutsiders Author:Dan Chaon
“That's how I work, whether with stories or novels - they start with an image that comes to me in a daydream, and a lot of times I'm walking around with these pictures in my head for awhile before I start writing.” WritingStoriesNovelWalkingDaydreaming Author:Dan Chaon
“I keep a daily journal of whatever weird thought comes into my mind, like when I had a dream I was in North Dakota in the middle of a blizzard and for some reason the Egyptian pyramids were there, too - that I was able to shuffle into the book.” MindBookReasonDreamAbleMiddleJournalPyramidsEgyptianI Had A DreamDakotaShuffleBlizzardNorth DakotaEgyptian Pyramids Author:Dan Chaon