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
home
I am only at home in the present.
government repeated tv
Like the TV networks, once our government has a hit, it will be repeated over and over again.
brought phrase whatever
As for my support for Obama, remember that I was brought up in Washington. It was an all-black city when I was a kid. And I've always been very pro-African-American - or whatever phrase we now use.
bodies national
In essence, Clinton's Anti-Terrorism Act would set up a national police force, over the long-dead bodies of the founders.
fervent foe hudson tap whether
I'm a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water.
elderly life man meet odd rather slight
It's odd to meet a rather elderly man who says, 'I've been reading you all my life.' It makes you feel a slight chill.
served veteran war
For the record, I'm a Second World War veteran and served in the Pacific.
prisoners unless war
I don't know how prisoners of war are ever heroes unless they escape.
half hopes people voted
Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
west
Remember, I'm West Point, where I was born. My father went there.
fourteen
Between fourteen and nineteen, I must have begun and abandoned six novels.
began life
I began life as an absolute monarchist - on condition, of course, that I be that monarch.
declining deeply
Americans, in general, are ignorant, bigoted, and deeply unhappy with their declining incomes.
unless
I don't even read most reviews, unless there is a potential lawsuit on view.