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Pain can be alleviated by morphine but the pain of social ostracism cannot be taken away.

~Derek Jarman

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The preserve of ambition and folly in pursuit of illusion, or delusion.

~Derek Jarman

Topics: Ambition Delusion Folly Illusion Preserve Pursuit

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All men are homosexual, some turn straight. It must be very odd to be a straight man because your sexuality is hopelessly defensive. It's like an ideal of racial purity.

~Derek Jarman

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These names: gay, queer, homosexual are limiting. I would love to finish with them. We're going to have to decide which terms to use and where we use them. For me to use the word 'queer' is a liberation; it was a word that frightened me, but no longer.

~Derek Jarman

Topics: Decide Finish Frightened Gay Going Homosexual Liberation Limiting Longer Love Me Names Queer Terms Them Use Where Which Word Would

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Understand that sexuality is as wide as the sea. Understand that your morality is not law. Understand that we are you. Understand that if we decide to have sex whether safe, safer, or unsafe, it is our decision and you have no rights in our lovemaking.

~Derek Jarman

Topics: Decide Decision Law Lovemaking Morality Our Rights Safe Safer Sea Sex Sexuality Understand Unsafe Whether Wide You Your

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I'm not afraid of death but I am afraid of dying.

~Derek Jarman

Topics: Afraid Am Death Dying I Am

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Director

Born: January 31st, 1942

Died: February 19th, 1994

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