I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes abstemious american french
Nothing lasts in New York. The life that is lived there, however, is as intense as it gets. Edmund White intenselastlife Change image and share on social
I always feel I'm better known in England than I am here in the U.S. Americans don't read that much, and the French are very good at knowing the names of everybody. Edmund White americanenglandfeel Change image and share on social
In Paris, AIDS was dismissed as an American phobia until French people started dying; then everyone said, 'Well, you have to die some way or another.' If Americans were hysterical and pragmatic, the French were fatalistic: depressed but determined to keep the party going. Edmund White aidamericandepress share on social
I am happy to the spokeswoman for this French youth that tomorrow will be spearhead new hope in the shape of the National Front. Marion Marechal-Le Pen frenchfronthappy Change image and share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social
