Being gay is not just what I do, but who I am. It is part of how I choose to live my life even if I never chose.

— Johnny Rich

Doing nothing was as honorable as any available course of action. Think of Hamlet, think of Job, think of Jesus before Pilate.

— Johnny Rich

Even Damocles developed a routine.

— Johnny Rich

Even when I press against him his presence is too far away.

— Johnny Rich

For someone to be perfect, they must be real, however imperfect they are.

— Johnny Rich

Genes do not make an individual homosexual. They play their part, but so does the rest of the universe.

— Johnny Rich

Good writing is more about graft and craft than inspiration and aspiration.

— Johnny Rich

Grief denied will surface in borrowed clothes, the mad, sad clothes of paranoia, fear or loneliness

— Johnny Rich

He did it because he could not help himself, which explains everything and nothing

— Johnny Rich

He’s a typical existentialist. And that’s a contradiction in terms if ever there was one.

— Johnny Rich