Torch Song Trilogy Quotes

“I just want to be loved, is that so wrong?!”
― Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy

“I am thinking about how it feels to be a no one in the life of someone you love.”
― Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy

“See, an ugly person who goes after a pretty person gets nothing but trouble. But a pretty person who goes after an ugly person gets at least cab-fare.”
― Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy

“Just because I said that's what I want doesn't mean that's what I want. I mean, that's what I want but that doesn't mean that I'm necessarily ready for it.”
― Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy

“(...) I've always thought of myself as a kind person. Not saintly but generously thoughtful (in a bitchy sort of way). (...)”
― Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy

“Now, I ain't saying you should only date sane men (I don't want to kill off all the fish in the poluted sea), but at least find one who's willing to fight on his own.”
― Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy

“Damned Elmer's Glue! Just let me finish emasculating this eye and I'll be right with you.”
― Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy

“(...) When things get too good... I get out. Well. I guess to a degree we all do. But most pull out; ride off into the sunset with a wave and a wink and a "Heigh-o-Silver." But not me. I am a pusher. I nudge and kvetch and cry and demand until I leave my partner no possible alternative but for him to run for his life. (...)”
― Harvey Fierstein, Torch Song Trilogy