“Imagine how terrifying it would be if we had to decide the beginnings of things for ourselves: as to what race we should belong, what sex, and all that, instead of placidly coming out of unconsciousness to find it all arranged!” IfsShouldWould BeSexRaceImagineComing OutUnconsciousness Book:The garden of a commuter's wife Source: The garden of a commuter's wife
“I can’t imagine what it would be like to have sex with a man. To be so intimate with another person. Not to hide anything. I don’t know if I could do that. It would have to be a boy anyway, not a grown man, someone as scared as me.” IfsKnowsMenPersonsI CanWould BeSexBoysImagineScaredIntimateIf I CouldGrown Man Book:The Moth Diaries Source: The Moth Diaries
“Eating takes a special talent. Some people are much better at it than others. In that way, it is like sex, and as with sex, it's more fun with someone who really likes it. I can't imagine having a lasting friendship with anyone who is not interested in food.” PeopleWayI CanFunSexImagineSpecialTalentFoodEatingCookingLikesCulinaryLastingNot InterestedLasting FriendshipSpecial Talents Author:Alan King
“I think one of the great joys of being a writer is you can transcend everything, even your own sex, what century you live in, and how you think. I found it quite natural to think as a male because I actually think that as a female, one often thinks in the mind of a male in terms of eroticism. You think about what the other person feels. So it's not that hard to imagine being that person.” ThinkingFeelsMindPersonsHardJoyFoundSexTermNaturalImagineCenturyFemaleMalesGreat Joy Author:Rebecca Miller
“You could imagine writing about a prostitute, for instance, but if you haven't spent time with prostitutes then you're going to get all these details wrong. But if you have a lot of sex with prostitutes and you're friends with prostitutes and you interview prostitutes, then maybe after many, many years you might be able to create prostitute characters.” IfsWritingYearsCharacterMightAbleSexImagineHavensDetailsInstanceInterviews Author:William T. Vollmann
“I couldn't imagine living the way I used to live. Now people come up to me from the drug days and go, 'Hi, remember me?' And I'm going, 'No, did I have sex with you? Did I take a dump in your tool box?'” PeopleWayRememberUsedSexImagineDrugToolsCome UpBoxesDumpRemember MeTool Boxes Author:Robin Williams