"With adolescence, Pryn had certainly taken on the sometimes troubling knowledge that almost anything with an outside and an inside supporting movement from one to the other could be sexually suggestive."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Science fiction authors from the United StatesNovelists from the United StatesAcademics from the United StatesMemoirists from the United StatesPeople from New York City
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Chapter 8, âOf Models, Moonlight, Mystery, and Authorityâ (p. 199)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Samuel_R._Delany
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Samuel R. Delany
169 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Samuel R. Delany â
Related Quotes
"Whoever heard of La-ing or Lo-ing somebody youâre herding goats with, or laughing with, or making love with."
"It is the rare society that does not abuse its artists."
"âŚThere's often a literal side to SF [science fiction] language. There are many strings of words that can appear both âŚ"
"âAll life is a rhythm,â she said as I sat up. âAll death is rhythm suspended, a syncopation before life resumes.â"
"If you're going to do something stupidâand we all doâit might as well be a brave and foolish thing."
"You're not looking for me, you know. I'm looking for you."
"I don't think I am revealing any profound secret by noting that sales has always been a rather distant emblem for quaâŚ"
"I still feel that style is important for reading pleasure, and sex is important for pleasure in life. Each appeases aâŚ"
"Donât romanticize science fiction. One of the questions I have been asked so many times Iâve forgotten what my stock âŚ"
"It means you donât like where youâve been, the place where you are is grim, and the only place you see yourself goingâŚ"