I Was Not Allowed A Physical Lover.

I Learnt Pity, Sympathy, And What It Was Like To Be At The Other End Of The Stick. Such Lessons Can't Be Learnt In Lecture Halls.

I Was Not Allowed A Physical Lover. Falling In Love With Love Was The Best I Could Get.

For Some Years I Deserted Religion In Favour Of Marxism. The Republic Of Goodness Seemed More Attainable Than The Kingdom Of God.

I Am Pleased Now That I Have Lived In A Gay As Well As A Religious Ghetto, Though It Hasn't Been Very Comfortable. Taken Together, Their Limitations Cancel Each Other Out And I Have Seen The World More Kindly And More Honestly.

Praying Privately In Churches, I Began To Discover That Heaven Was My True Home And Also That It Was Here And Now, Woven Into This Life.