What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

Quote by Gore Vidal

Topics: Memory Quotes, Theater Quotes

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do...

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to...

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to...

A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to...

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think...

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think...

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.

If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract lovers,...

If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract lovers,...

Whenever a friend suceeds, a little something in me dies.

Whenever a friend suceeds, a little something in me dies.

One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we...

One is sorry one could not have taken both branches of the road. But we...

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not...

As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not...

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of...

A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of...

The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving...

The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving...