Miscellaneous Quotes
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Ocie, born 1926
Just park, and just sit out there and talk and look at the moon, and just talk. But we ended up kissin’ again, huggin’ again, kissin’, and we got really carried away again. And the next thing you knew, a big flashlight was shining into the car. And we looked, and it was a cop, and he said, “I don’t know what you ladies call yourselves doing, and it’s none of my business, but you’re going to have to get out of here. You can’t stay here to do it.”We were so scared. We didn’t even say “yes sir, okay,” or nothing, we just looked startled, because he put the light right on us. But he was nice enough to get in his car and drive off after making those remarks. And we got out of there!
Just park, and just sit out there and talk and look at the moon, and just talk. But we ended up kissin’ again, huggin’ again, kissin’, and we got really carried away again. And the next thing you knew, a big flashlight was shining into the car. And we looked, and it was a cop, and he said, “I don’t know what you ladies call yourselves doing, and it’s none of my business, but you’re going to have to get out of here. You can’t stay here to do it.”We were so scared. We didn’t even say “yes sir, okay,” or nothing, we just looked startled, because he put the light right on us. But he was nice enough to get in his car and drive off after making those remarks. And we got out of there!
Gloria, born 1935
I’ve been attracted to women spiritually and physically from as early as I can remember, babysitters, neighbors, relatives, friends, probably from about the age of four. After my botched attempt at conventional marriage, I dated a few men, but the emotional pull continued to be toward women.
Dee, born 1938
We talked and talked. I shocked her when I told her I had never been with a woman before. She had been in several relationships. We both said that we really weren't interested in immediately getting into some relationship where you were living together. So for a year, we would spend a week at her house and do the opposite the next week. We did that for about a year. I was 60 at the time that this happened and we decided that this schedule was too much for two old ladies. We began not remembering where our clothes were!
Bobbie, born 1936
I’m in a relationship with the love of my life. We’re going on
nine years. We kayak, we go scalloping every summer. During the year, if it’s a beautiful day, we take the boat out, and just poke along the St. John’s River in front of the wilderness area. We try to play golf at least one other time during the week, but it seems we’re so busy, we don’t always have time to do that. I’m in retirement, and I don’t know when I had time to work! As I look back on my life, I wouldn’t have changed anything, except I’d have gotten out of that earlier 19-year relationship after six months!
I’m in a relationship with the love of my life. We’re going on
nine years. We kayak, we go scalloping every summer. During the year, if it’s a beautiful day, we take the boat out, and just poke along the St. John’s River in front of the wilderness area. We try to play golf at least one other time during the week, but it seems we’re so busy, we don’t always have time to do that. I’m in retirement, and I don’t know when I had time to work! As I look back on my life, I wouldn’t have changed anything, except I’d have gotten out of that earlier 19-year relationship after six months!
Shaba, born 1935
My mother and father both knew that I was a lesbian long before I could even grasp such a concept. All of these years, I had suppressed my feelings, and covered them up with situations that victimized me. My cousin also shared with me about the other family members who had lesbian relationships. I couldn’t believe it. The saddest thing was that my mother and father knew about me all this time. My mother watched me struggling to figure out my life, and said nothing.
