Are all men in disguise except those crying?

Dannie Abse

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Topic

Crying Masculinity Vulnerability Authenticity

Author

Dannie Abse

Source

Encounter at a Greyhound Bus Station

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1986 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Abse, Dannie. "Encounter at a Greyhound Bus Station." Ask the Moon. Hutchinson, 2014.

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100 percent of the shots you don't take don't go in the net.

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Topic
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Wayne Gretzky
Language
English
Time
1983 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Gretzky, Wayne. Quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer. 9 Feb. 1983.

Another quote about Vulnerability

I have been missing the point. The point is not knowing another person, or learning to love another person. The point is simply this: how tender can we bear to be? What good manners can we show as we welcome ourselves and others into our hearts?

Rebecca Wells

The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

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Topic
Vulnerability

Author

Rebecca Wells
Source
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Wells, Rebecca. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. HarperCollins, 1996, ch. 31.

Another quote of the following type Question

For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse?

Plato

Phaedrus

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Topic
Good conversation Purpose of life
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Phaedrus

Author

Plato
Source
Phaedrus
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
370 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Φαῖδρος [Phaedrus], written by Plato. c. 370 BC, section 258e.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in "Phaedrus." Plato: Lysis; Symposium; Phaedrus, written by Plato, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2022, sect. 258e.