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“At the height of Thought Catalog’s online fame, Ryan’s essays – which were about subjects such as sex, internships, aging, cerebral palsy, and more – were read and shared by legions of followers.”

— Seamus Kirst, 'Special' Creator Ryan O' Connell Wants to 'Make Gay Sh*t For Gay People'

“There was a year when Mark Zuckerberg was only eating what he was killing. He made goat for me for dinner. He killed the goat.”

— Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg once killed and served his own goat to Jack Dorsey

“I’m like Grandpa Moses of photography, giving them advice.”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle

“I believe religions are derivative of truth leading to the same notion. They’re guides all our ancestors had for countless generations and the reason has been subtracted from our lives, which has left us with this void that we’ve filled with materialism.”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle

“If you really want to shock people in the art world, talk about Jesus or God.”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle

“Becoming trans has almost become a little bit fashionable in some places. And that’s worrisome. It’s like: ‘Are you sure? You’re kind of young, maybe wait before you do some body altering.’ Also, it’s not gonna make your problems go away; you’re gonna wake up with the same problems – maybe more.”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle

“We’re living in such a puritanical moment right now when it comes to sex.”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle

“It’s really interesting when these super intuitive, synchronistic things happen. I love that in photography.”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle gives us a tour of his Interview legacy

“Andy [Warhol] was always like, ‘Do whatever you want, just make everyone look good.’”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle gives us a tour of his Interview legacy

“I never tried to be profane and I never tried purposely to shock people—I never found nudity shocking and we always had fun with it.”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle gives us a tour of his Interview legacy

“I had a loud mouth; it was like a circus always, so the more I screamed and acted crazy the more relaxed and disarmed people were in front of the camera.”

— David LaChapelle, David LaChapelle gives us a tour of his Interview legacy

“When fasting, you have this very focused point of mind in terms of this drive.”

— Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey eats only one meal per day

“Far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen, and frankly, I’m tired of it, and every single Muslim in this country should be tired of it. CAIR was founded after 9/11 because they recognized that some people did something and that all of us were starting to lose acc…”

— Ilhan Omar, Republicans are taking Ilhan Omar’s comments on 9/11 out of context to smear her

“Remember that time Brad Pitt got hit by a van, and a taxi?”

— Ian Failes, Remember that time Brad Pitt got hit by a van, and a taxi?

“All that matters is you have an angle.”

— Brady Corbet, Celeste Montgomery, Natalie Portman, Vox Lux

“Fyre Fest founder Billy McFarland and Jersey Shore star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino have struck up a friendship in prison.”

— ALEX YOUNG, Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland and Jersey Shore’s The Situation are friends in prison

“My phone 'bout to die”

— Deaton Chris Anthony, Deaton Chris Anthony

“It’s not you it’s me (it’s me) I’m the only one I need”

— Bea Miller, Bea Miller, 6LACK

“In an unprecedented move at Amazon, more than 3,500 of the company’s corporate employees signed their names to a letter published on Wednesday that urged Jeff Bezos to create a comprehensive climate-change plan for the company.”

— Jason Del Rey, Amazon employees almost never publicly call out Jeff Bezos or the company. But 3,500 of them just did.

“In 2015, O’Connell published an article on Thought Catalog titled “Coming Out of the Disabled Closet,” chronicling how he used a car accident at age 20 to hide the fact he had cerebral palsy.”

— Nick Romano, Ryan O'Connell on Netflix's 'Special' and the importance of his sex scene