"I am tired tonight. My eyes are out of focus, my body droops under the weight of the day, but as I leave your Queer lads let me leave you singing. I had to write of a sad time as a witness - not to cloud your smiles - please read the cares of the world that I have locked in these pages; and after, put this book aside and love.
May you of a better future, love without a care and remember we loved too. As the shadows closed in, the stars came out."


Derek Jarman in At Your Own Risk: A Saint's Testament (page 119).