“I thought of the structure as musical. The first piece, for instance, contains the names/subject matter of every person to come in the book. Like a piece of music with themes, etc.” FirstsPersonsBookMatterNamesPiecesSubjectsStructureMusicalInstanceThemeEtcSubject Matter Author:Hilton Als
“Great sadness can be off putting, hard to comprehend, especially if it hasn't been your experience. It's amazing for me to know now that AIDS, for instance, is something a lot of people don't "get," whereas it entirely shaped my social life since the time I was twenty until I was almost forty.” PeopleIfsKnowsHardSocialSadnessTwentiesAidsInstanceFortySocial Life Author:Hilton Als
“I think Northern California is the most beautiful place on earth. And I adore New Orleans, but there's something about the air in SF, for instance. It changes from moment to moment, like one's thoughts.” ThinkingMomentsEarthBeautifulAirInstanceCaliforniaAdoreNew OrleansBeautiful PlacesNorthern California Author:Hilton Als
