I Was Better Last Night Quotes

“Funny how that is. The jockey never recalls using a whip. The horse never forgets”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“There is a red line of intimacy that’s been crossed. Exes know things about each other that friends never could. You’ve altered each other’s emotional DNA. You can be friendly with an ex, but exes cannot be friends.”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“nothing changes when you say no, so say yes and let the world know you’re open to possibility.”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“Twelve Step programs counsel "Look back, but don't stare." Wonder why? Because it's fucking painful!”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“There's no such thing as having lived too much.”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“We humans are no more mysterious to surgeons than toilets are to plumbers. The cardiologist that the valve replacement was routine and I believed him. He gave me a choice between pig, cow, and manufactured. How serious could this be if it involved shopping?”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“Another fun fact about that getaway. They had you wait for your evening massage in a romantically lit hot tub room. One evening another gentleman joined me in the warm waters. It was none other than singer-scribe James Taylor. Obviously I didn't want to bother him but I'm such a fan. So, as I was called away for my massage, I quickly said, "Not meaning to disturb you but I have to say that the mere sound of your voice gives me goosebumps. And as long as I'm doling out compliments, that's a really nice penis you got there.”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“Only one detail gave me pause. He had a heterosexual actor in mind to play [Albin]. He assured me that Douglas Hodge was a brilliant choice for the role. And since I was being handed ninety-percent of my dream production, I gave my approval. Hell, I thought, If it's no good it's only being done in this tiny fringe theatre. Take the leap. Besides, this actor is English. None of them come off as straight. What's gayer than Hugh Grant in a rom-com?”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“Did I mention the gold piercing of a snake he had through the head of his penis? I'd never seen one before. I asked what you were supposed to do with it. And he said, "Start by making friends.”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“Reagan didn’t speak the word “AIDS” publicly for five years. He taught us a reality that had always been staring us in the face: a politician’s first priority is to get reelected. Second is to fund-raise. Third is to protect his party. Caring about a disease that is killing a small unpopular minority ranks somewhere below hosting Icelandic dignitaries at the White House.”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

“You can’t camp about something you don’t take seriously. You’re not making fun of it. You’re making fun out of it.”
― Harvey Fierstein, I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir