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 8-ft. cactus, the century plant, produces a huge yellow flower every great once in a while, like a robot proffering a bouquet. After the plant flowers, it dies. Edmund White backbouquetcactus share on social
The culmination of a long struggle was 2013, which could clearly be labeled the Year of the Gay. State after state had legalized gay marriage, despite intense opposition from the religious right. Edmund White culminationgayintense Change image and share on social
Just like Barack Obama, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and now I am a reluctant groom. Edmund White barackevolvegay Change image and share on social
One of the side benefits of staying in the closet is you can have a much bigger career. Edmund White benefitbigcareer Change image and share on social
I asked my body if it was going to die or not from AIDS. And it said 'no.' I sort of paid attention to that. Edmund White aidaskattention Change image and share on social
I longed for literary celebrity even as I saw with my own eyes how little happiness it brought. Edmund White bringcelebrityeye Change image and share on social
I didn't get anything published until I was thirty-three, and yet I'd written five novels and six or seven plays. The plays, I should point out, were dreadful. Edmund White dreadfulnovelplay Change image and share on social
There is a whole industry in America of people who want to write, and those who teach it. Even if the students don't end up writing, what's good about them taking the courses is, they become great readers, learning to appreciate the writing. Edmund White americacourseend share on social
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
It's true that Paris is made up of equal parts of social conservatism and anarchic experimentation, but foreigners never quite know where to place the moral accent mark. Edmund White accentanarchicconservatism Change image and share on social
