The film itself involves a New York City radio storyteller, Gabriel Noone, who strikes up a friendship with one of his fans, an abused 14-year-old teenager who is suffering from AIDS, who does not have much longer to live.

But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's world because of the Internet and cell phones and the opportunity for instant communication with strangers.

Being in love is the only transcendent experience.

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.

I haven't lost faith in human nature and I haven't decided to be less compassionate to strangers.

I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it.

But I will say that the drugs are much more ferocious then they used to be. There are people wrecking their lives with addiction, which seems much more severe.

But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children.

I believe very firmly that gay people of every stripe and age should be role models for all children, and that means interacting with them.

I consider myself much better adjusted than Gabriel.

I tend to prefer the shelter of fiction.

I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life.

I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life.

I've included these little jokes and mysteries in my writing for the amusement of readers.

Like I've always said, love wouldn't be blind if the braille weren't so damned much fun.

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

Well, maybe it has to do with the fact that I was a complete Hitchcock fanatic from age 9.

When I get back from this book tour, I'm planning to learn the internet. Maybe I can hook up in cyberspace.

For the most part, I have a very manageable celebrity. People recognize me from time to time, and they usually say very appreciative things. It affords me a great deal of pleasure.

I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a strong impact on the lives of other people. Just because I've heard it before does not mean I don't want to hear it one more time.