"John Rechy taught me everything. He taught me the importance of structure and the importance of clarity. I see that i…"

"I celebrate that figure as an “outlaw.” That’s someone who lives in defiance of oppressive laws, and, in doing so, th…"

"I was bewildered. I did nothing at all to promote the book, even to the extent of denying that I wrote it. I felt tha…"

"Every character in City of Night has a strong antecedent…Miss Destiny was very real. That was the name she used, and …"

"You have to understand what the world was like back then. Being queer was very dangerous, and there was a lot of stig…"

"It’s been more difficult for me to come out as a Mexican-American than come out as gay."

"…Pershing Square was a gathering of denizens of every type, the gospel people would preach, hustlers would hustle, qu…"

"I cannot tell you what it does to me to hear pre-Stonewall. And even in our literature, even in the art, pre-Stonewal…"

"Imitar equivale a moverse i fatigarse en el wagón de un ferrocarril: nos imajinamos realizar mucho i no hacemos más q…"

"El hombre anda con pasos cortos en la infancia i en la vejez."