It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did not happen concurrently in real life. That is a writer's device, which places Gabriel under even greater pressure when the mystery begins to reveal itself.

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My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I...

My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I...

I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak...

I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak...

For the most part, I have a very manageable celebrity. People recognize me from time...

For the most part, I have a very manageable celebrity. People recognize me from time...

The film itself involves a New York City radio storyteller, Gabriel Noone, who strikes up...

The film itself involves a New York City radio storyteller, Gabriel Noone, who strikes up...

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role...

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role...

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest...

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest...

But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's...

But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's...

I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not...

I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not...

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a...

I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a...

I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life.

I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life.

I consider myself much better adjusted than Gabriel.

I consider myself much better adjusted than Gabriel.

Being in love is the only transcendent experience.

Being in love is the only transcendent experience.

I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out...

I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out...

I've included these little jokes and mysteries in my writing for the amusement of readers.

I've included these little jokes and mysteries in my writing for the amusement of readers.

I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate...

I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate...

I'm the age now that Rock was when he picked me up, so I can...

I'm the age now that Rock was when he picked me up, so I can...

When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe...

When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe...

Well, maybe it has to do with the fact that I was a complete Hitchcock...

Well, maybe it has to do with the fact that I was a complete Hitchcock...

But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the...

But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the...