“Kevin's parents had bumped me from my upstairs room, The place where last weak i had read Death In Venice and luxuriated in the tale of a dignified grown-up who died for the love of an indifferent boy my age. That was the sort of power i wanted over a man. And i awakened to the idea that a great world existed in which things happened and people changed, took risks-more, took notice: a world so sensitive, like a grand piano, that even a step or a word could awaken vibrations in its taught strings.” MenLoveBoysTeensSensitivity Book:A Boy's Own Story Source: A Boy's Own Story
“Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.” StoriesSuccessCoursesBoys Author:Edmund White
“In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.” ThinkingMenBookBoysCasesNovelTeacherNeededGayAdultsExperienceEnjoyedEtcComing OutBetrayCreepy Author:Edmund White
