It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car.
Mary Cheney

Early numbers are always wrong.
Mary Cheney

I always knew that there was something that made me different, and by the time I was in high school, I understood what it was.
Mary Cheney

Life would be so much harder if I had to lie about who I was.
Mary Cheney

I didn't know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
Mary Cheney

Having loving and supporting parents didn't make me feel any better about the possibility of seeing my personal life splashed across newspapers and tabloids.
Mary Cheney

I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado.
Mary Cheney