Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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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...

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

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

Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of...

Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all....

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all....

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the...

Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the...

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

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

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...

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It's not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

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....

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

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...

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller...

Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers...

Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers...

Democracy is Mob Rule with Income Taxes

Democracy is Mob Rule with Income Taxes