Had he already inspired a passion in some strangers heart?
Edmund White, Our Young Man.
“They all said the way to a mans heart was through his asshole.”
“Guy believed everything in sex should be done slowly so as not to scare the wildlife and to ensure his own natural grace and poise.”
“He was taking Kevins cherry! The words made him harder and made him feel privileged, masterful, married. He thought how many men would pay unlimited amounts to have this inaugurating experience wit...”
“He thought to himself, Ill never be this perfect again, an idea that made him sad.”
“You are the Perfect Young Man: honest, clean, virile.”
“Wasnt it correct in America to call a man handsome rather than beautiful?”
“The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.”
“Men work together,' I told him from the heart,'Whether they work together or apart.”
“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”
“Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.”
“I knew right then that I wanted to be a part of something that meaningful. I wanted to have something I was so passionate about that I'd be willing to risk everything for it. I wanted to know that ...”
“Do it with passion or not at all.”
“I was a stranger and ye took me in.”
“A stranger's eyes see clearest.”
“You can just be your selfs stranger, never its friend, because you are mortal and it is immortal!”