A Single Man

by Christopher Isherwood

Do they know that they are afraid? No. But they are very afraid. What are they afraid of? They are afraid of what they know is somewhere in the darkness around them,

With the skill of a veteran he rapidly puts on the psychological make-up for this role he must play.

This game is cruel; but its cruelty is sensual and stirs George into hot excitement.

Because a minority is only thought of as a minority when it constitutes some kind of a threat to the majority, real or imaginary.

we’ve retired to live inside our advertisements, like hermits going into caves to contemplate. We sleep in symbolic bedrooms, eat symbolic meals, are symbolically entertained