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

Quote by Gore Vidal

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What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads,...

Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads,...

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of...

The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of...

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a...

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a...

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

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

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be...

Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's...

Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's...

All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.

All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.

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'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

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

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

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without...

Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without...

Never have children, only grandchildren.

Never have children, only grandchildren.

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

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

I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.

I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was...

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was...

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before...

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before...