“While the quest for adventure that had long plagued him now tempted him to remove his clothes, an even more persuasive force within him prevented him from doing so, mainly because he feared revealing for the first time in front… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
“The penis, often regarded as a weapon, is also a burden, the male curse.” — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
Yes there is a little group of soccer aficionados, but I am not one of them. — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
People go to restaurants for so many different reasons. To court a girl, to make some deal. Maybe to talk to some lawyer about… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
“in a male-dominated world, Reich suggested, there was an “economic interest” in the continued role of women as “the provider of children for the… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
“Too many people were obsessed with their heads and were alienated from their bodies, Perls believed, adding: “We have to lose our minds and… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
“An individual with genital character, according to Reich, was fully in contact with with his body, his drives, his environment- he possessed “orgastic potency,”… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
Wall Street bankers supposedly back the Yankees; Smith College girls approve of them. God, Brooks Brothers, and United States Steel are believed to be… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
“Group nudity could also be personally beneficial, according to psychologist Abraham M. Maslow, who believed that nudist camps or parks might be places where… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
“While the moral force of Judeo-Christian tradition and the law have sought to purify the penis, and to restrict its seed to the sanctified… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
The Park Avenue of poodles and polished brass; it is cab country, tip-town, glassville, a window-washer's paradise. — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
Putting on a beautifully designed suit elevates my spirit, extols my sense of self, and helps define me as a man to whom details… — Gay Talese Copy Share Image
