迈克尔和本似乎不被羞耻心与自我怀疑所牵累，也不为追求作家保罗·莫内特口中那独特的同性恋体验——“公然的喜悦”而辩解。

Michael and Ben seemed unburdened (by shame, by self-doubt) and unapologetically pursued what the writer Paul Monette called the uniquely gay experience of “flagrant joy.

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晚年，他曾心生悔意地告诫学生：“如果你们打定主意要让父母失望，不必为成为同性恋而鼓足勇气，去从事艺术好了。”

In later years he ruefully advised his students: "If you really want to disappoint your parents, and don't have the nerve to be gay, go into the arts."

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一颗脆弱的心不适合异地恋。它们可能非常令人烦恼-近距离的爱情也会这样。

Long distance relationships are not for the faint of heart. They can be very trying - but so can proximal relationships.

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