I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults

Quote by Gore Vidal

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By 1948, the Italians had begun to pull themselves together, demonstrating once more their astonishing...

By 1948, the Italians had begun to pull themselves together, demonstrating once more their astonishing...

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of...

The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of...

To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless...

To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless...

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.

Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.

He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices

He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and...

The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.

The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how...

It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how...

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President....

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President....

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

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