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> [While writing 'City Boy,' I relied mainly on my own memories. In particular, I was able to describe the effect of gay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/while-writing-city-boy-i-relied-mainly-on-my-own-memories-in/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

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> [Why did mainstream America come to accept marriage equality? Gay leaders had made a convincing case that gay families were like straight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/why-did-mainstream-america-come-to-accept-marriage-equality-gay/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

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> [Few writers in history have ever been 'politically correct' (a notion that rapidly changes in any case), and there's no reason to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/few-writers-in-history-have-ever-been-politically-correct-a-notion/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

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## Other authors on Case

## More by Edmund White

> [The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/the-talk-shows-in-the-states-want-celebrities-not-authors-in-france/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [Just like Barack Obama, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and now I am a reluctant groom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/just-like-barack-obama-my-views-on-gay-marriage-have-evolved-and-now/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [In 'A Boy's Own Story' and 'Jack Holmes and His Friend,' my idea was to take someone totally different from my real self and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/in-a-boy-s-own-story-and-jack-holmes-and-his-friend-my-idea-was-to/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [Everyone seems agreed that writing about sex is perilous, partly because it threatens to swamp highly individualised characters in a generic, featureless activity (much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/everyone-seems-agreed-that-writing-about-sex-is-perilous-partly/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> ['The Sound of Things Falling' may be a page turner, but it's also a deep meditation on fate and death. Even in translation, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/the-sound-of-things-falling-may-be-a-page-turner-but-it-s-also-a-deep/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [If you're a beach person or a golfer, Key West is not for you. Most of the sand has been imported, and the water…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/if-you-re-a-beach-person-or-a-golfer-key-west-is-not-for-you-most-of/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [First, I was opposed to gay marriage because it seemed like one more way that gays were wanting to assimilate. When I realized the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/first-i-was-opposed-to-gay-marriage-because-it-seemed-like-one-more/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [From my mother I learned just how violent and unquenchable a woman's loneliness can be. She had been sheltered excessively by her husband and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/from-my-mother-i-learned-just-how-violent-and-unquenchable-a-woman-s/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [From an early age, I had the idea that writing was truth-telling. It's on the record. Everybody can see it. Maybe it goes back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/from-an-early-age-i-had-the-idea-that-writing-was-truth-telling-it-s/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [Since, in the best Southern tradition, I was named Edmund Valentine White III, sometimes when people look up my books on Amazon they find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/since-in-the-best-southern-tradition-i-was-named-edmund-valentine/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [When I was young, I despised old people. I was provincial and narrow-minded. It's the reason I stayed stupid so long. If you only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/when-i-was-young-i-despised-old-people-i-was-provincial-and-narrow/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [Key West is the place where your sickly house plant back in New York grows to 10 ft. It's also the place where an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/key-west-is-the-place-where-your-sickly-house-plant-back-in-new-york/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [“In the past, when gays were very flamboyant as drag queens or as leather queens or whatever, that just amused people. And most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/in-the-past-when-gays-were-very-flamboyant-as-drag-queens-or-as/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [When a woman falls in love with me, I feel guilty. I am convinced that it's pure obstinacy that keeps me from reciprocating her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/when-a-woman-falls-in-love-with-me-i-feel-guilty-i-am-convinced-that/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

> [While writing 'City Boy,' I relied mainly on my own memories. In particular, I was able to describe the effect of gay liberation on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-white/while-writing-city-boy-i-relied-mainly-on-my-own-memories-in/)

[Edmund White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-white/)

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