Edward Field > Quotes

“Frankenstein is actually an equivalent of how a gay person feels growing up.”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

“Frankenstein as the underdog. Not the monster. The villagers pursuing him are the monster.”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

“I thought you were supposed to destroy yourself for art.”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

“But even in extreme old age, especially in old age, one shouldn’t forget one’s dick.”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

“Having been fucked up by my family and community, I’ll never know where my gayness came from, and where it ends and “neurosis” begins. But as a gay person I know I’m a vital element in our civilization.”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire

“Thank god I’m gay! It’s so liberating!”
― Edward Field, Our Deep Gossip: Conversations with Gay Writers on Poetry and Desire