Quotes by : Edmund White

Writers say two things that strike me as nonsense. One is that you must follow an absolute schedule everyday.....

He was taking Kevin’s cherry! The words made him harder and made him feel privileged, masterful, married.....

I don't have to get married myself in order to campaign on behalf of gay marriage.

First, I was opposed to gay marriage because it seemed like one more way that gays were wanting to assimilate.....

There was something stubborn in me that didn't want to lose weight to attract a man. If the right man....

Wasn’t it correct in America to call a man ‘handsome’ rather than ‘beautiful’?

He thought to himself, I’ll never be this perfect again, an idea that made him sad.

In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed,....

If a writer has the desire to communicate by writing and be heard, then he necessarily cares about seeing....

I was lucky to live in New York when it was dangerous and edgy and cheap enough to play host to young,....