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through Greece. And today? We have really just begun the great task of liberation from an ancient, tribal, Judeo-Christian culture, and the far right, now in political control, would like to lock the doors. Gay people, like everyone else, are subject to religion’s offer of com munity, fellowship, and its afterlife prom ises, but hardly any denominations of the mainstream religions offer unconditional acceptance, and American evangelical faiths are actively hostile to that goal. Walter L Mosley, Wilmette, Illinois Edmund White’s Wisdom To the Editor: Regarding your review of Edmund White’s The Loves of My Life: A Sex Mem oir, I received an early lesson on this topic

when I was a student at Johns Hopkins Uni versity and White was a visiting professor (1977-79). Two quotations in particular stand out in my mind. One of the first things Ed said to his cre ative writing class was: “Desire is the en gine of the universe.” Let that sink in. The engine of the universe is … desire. The other thing Ed said to me was said in private. When I was bemoaning the fact that my boyfriend at the time had just up and left me, and that I felt used, Ed came back with: “Better to feel used than useless.” John Sakowicz, Talmage, CA An Overlooked Departure To the Editor: I was surprised not to see an obituary for China scholar and Harvard professor Ross

Terrill in the [January-Feb. 2025 issue of] TheG&LR . It was, after all, your periodical that tipped me off about his insanely hedo nistic life story as revealed in his journal. Hismemoir Breaking the Rules: The Inti mate Diary of Ross Terrill is a fascinating account of a private life lived unabashedly during a long period of major cultural change. Ross may not have been everyone’s cup of tea politically, but he certainly did it his way, and simultaneously dodged the AIDS bullet. Breaking the Rules was really mind blowing to read about someone who moved in conservative professional circles but lived such a brazenly pleasure-seeking personal life. His life qualifies for a men tion to your readers. Mathew Vipond, Easton, PA

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