Agoraphilia Quotes

“Manliness in much of the Mediterranean world can be called a social "agoraphilia", a love for the sunlit public places, for crowds, for the proscenium of life. Such open contexts are associated not only with exposure and sociability but also with risk and opportunity, with the possibility of the grand exploit and the conspicuous deed.”
― David D. Gilmore, Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity