The important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself. – Gore Vidal (1925–2012)

I became a lesbian out of devout Christian charity. All those women out there are praying for a man and I gave them my share. – Rita Mae Brown

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation. – Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986)

My urges to write poetry are lesbian, but whatever compels me to prose is straight. – Agavé Powers, 1994