E. Lynn Harris Quotes

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Memories and loneliness look backward, fear looks around, but faith always looks forward.

E. Lynn Harris

I wanted to be released from all the loneliness, feelings of shame and despair. The pain I felt but couldn't describe.... Was it because I was a black man living in America? Was it because I was gay? Or was it because I was a gay black man who was living in a world that had a problem with both?

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I was in love for the first time and it was like the sun had dropped down from the sky and kissed me.

E. Lynn Harris

A tough-guy swagger looks just as dumb as a robe and halo.

E. Lynn Harris

When men dealt with men, they knew the risk they were taking, most women did not. Though some women were convinced they could spot a gay man, I was not persuaded. Many of us passed in and out of their worlds. Asking the questions and hoping for the truth was the only certainty.

E. Lynn Harris

I've learned that you have to be able to flow. Any way the wind blows is cool with me.

E. Lynn Harris

E. Lynn Harris

E. Lynn Harris

Born: June 20, 1955

Died: July 23, 2009 (aged 54)

Bio: Everette Lynn Harris was an American author. Openly gay, he was best known for his depictions of African-American men who were on the down-low and closeted.

Known for:

Invisible Life (1994)
Just as I am (1994)
Basketball Jones (2009)
A love of my own (2002)
What becomes of the brokenhearted (2003)

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