There is an enormous pressure placed on gay novelists because they are the only spokespeople. The novelist's first obligation is to be true to his own vision, not to be some sort of common denominator or public relations man to all gay people.


Quoted by William Goldstein, "Edmund White," Publishers Weekly, (1982-09-24)

Edmund White Quotes

There is an enormous pressure placed on gay novelists because they are the only spokespeople. The novelist's first obligation is to be true to his...

There is an enormous pressure placed on gay novelists because they are the only spokespeople. The novelist's first obligation is to be true to his...

There is an enormous pressure placed on gay novelists because they are the only spokespeople. The novelist's first obligation is to be true to his...

There is an enormous pressure placed on gay novelists because they are the only spokespeople. The novelist's first obligation is to be true to his...