I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

Quote by Stephen Fry

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As I say I don't want to kill myself, I just wouldn't mind dying.

As I say I don't want to kill myself, I just wouldn't mind dying.

That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really...

That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really...

Personally, I'd never seen a graphic novel. I knew they existed because friends of mine...

Personally, I'd never seen a graphic novel. I knew they existed because friends of mine...

It was extremely important to show that Wilde's sexuality was not just some intellectual idea....

It was extremely important to show that Wilde's sexuality was not just some intellectual idea....

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to...

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to...

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an...

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an...

You don't sit down and write a wish list about the person you are going...

You don't sit down and write a wish list about the person you are going...

I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if...

I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if...

I'd probably want to teach at university, because children would drive me insane. I suspect...

I'd probably want to teach at university, because children would drive me insane. I suspect...

I think my view is that whenever you project into the future you're never likely...

I think my view is that whenever you project into the future you're never likely...

You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into...

You can't reason yourself back into cheerfulness any more than you can reason yourself into...

Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better...

Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better...

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

It's not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and...

It's not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and...

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

But happiness is no respecter of persons.

No, I love the idea that someone changes. As an actor it's always the thing...

No, I love the idea that someone changes. As an actor it's always the thing...

Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.

Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

If I had a large amount of money I should found a hospital for those...

You aren't wealthy until you have something money can't buy.

You aren't wealthy until you have something money can't buy.

Most people never feel secure because they are always worried that they will lose their...

Most people never feel secure because they are always worried that they will lose their...