Do we regard language as more public, more ceremonial, than thought? Just as family men condemn the profanity on the stage that they use constantly in conversation, in the same way we may look to written language as an idealization rather than a reflection of ourselves.


"New York City" (p. 284) - States of Desire: Travels in Gay America (1980)

Edmund White Quotes

Do we regard language as more public, more ceremonial, than thought? Just as family men condemn the profanity on the stage that they use constantly...

Do we regard language as more public, more ceremonial, than thought? Just as family men condemn the profanity on the stage that they use constantly...

Do we regard language as more public, more ceremonial, than thought? Just as family men condemn the profanity on the stage that they use constantly...

Do we regard language as more public, more ceremonial, than thought? Just as family men condemn the profanity on the stage that they use constantly...