“Part of life is learning what to be ashamed of and what to be proud of.”
Stephen Fry (1957) English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
“I've always regarded eroticism as a beautiful word. I'm not ashamed to be linked to it. I would be ashamed to be linked to flamboyant sexuality; that's a part of life, but it isn't all of it.”
New York Times interview (1985)
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