You don’t know what a trial it is to be –like me. I've got to keep my face like steel in the street to keep men from winking at me.

F. Scott Fitzgerald
You don’t know what a trial it is to be...
You don’t know what a trial it is to be...
You don’t know what a trial it is to be...
You don’t know what a trial it is to be...
About This Quote

In this quote, Oscar Hammerstein II is admitting that the trials he has to face as a gay man are much greater than those of a straight person. As a gay man, Hammerstein would have to constantly hide his true self from the world because of the fear of being assaulted or rejected. In fact, many people who are not gay would likely find this quote to be offensive.

Source: This Side Of Paradise

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