Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidalwas an American writerand a public intellectual known for his patrician manner, epigrammatic wit, and polished style of writing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth3 October 1925
CityWest Point, NY
CountryUnited States of America
writing thinking paper
I sometimes think it is because they are so bad at expressing themselves verbally that writers take to pen and paper in the first place
ice water cold
I’m exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.
way add deals
I am an obsessive rewriter, doing one draft and then another and another, usually five. In a way, I have nothing to say, but a great deal to add.
scandinavia deals
We have a great deal to learn from Scandinavia and a great deal to be alarmed at from the Mediterranean.
silly atheism christianity
Christianity is such a silly religion.
coffee firsts bowel-movements
First coffee, then a bowel movement. Then the Muse joins me.
adjectives nouns today
To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a famous cabinetmaker or speedboat designer. Adjective is inappropriate to noun.
nice believe men
Every four years the naive half who vote are encouraged to believe that if we can elect a really nice man or woman President everything will be all right. But it won't be.
europe government southern
In Southern Europe, we have, of course, very bad governments.
hands blood bully
There is something about the state putting the power to bully into the hands of subnormal, sadistic apes that makes my blood boil.
party wings two
There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party … and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat.
love-is two fans
Love is a fan club with only two fans.
gay lgbt-pride clerks
The important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.
writing thinking advice
Write what you know will always be excellent advice for those who ought not to write at all. Write what you think, what you imagine, what you suspect!