Felice Picano Quotes

United States, Critic
February 22, 1944

Felice Picano (born 1944) is an American writer, publisher, and critic who has encouraged the development of gay literature in the United States. His work is documented in many sources.

Also known as Writer, Publisher

I over-scrutinize anyone new entering my life.

Felice Picano
- Life
- My Life
- New
Having a book censored means something. It means you have deeply offended one or more people who felt they needed to protect unsuspecting readers from your inflammatory words, thoughts, and images.

Felice Picano
- People
- Book
- Words

All writers want to know that someone is reading their work, taking them seriously. It provides a kind of moral support.

Felice Picano
- Work
- Support
- Reading
I couldn't swear that I believed in the law - or in the American legal system.

Felice Picano
- American
- Law
- Legal
I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.

Felice Picano
- Age
- Old
- Now
I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.

Felice Picano
- Know
- Travel
- Author
To be censored is one sure way of knowing you have been taken dead seriously. It also speaks to the continuing power of the printed word, almost fifteen hundred years after that amazing invention.

Felice Picano
- Power
- Amazing
- Taken
The prime goal of censorship is to promote ignorance, whether it is done via lying and bowdlerized school texts or by attacking individual books.

Felice Picano
- School
- Done
- Goal