That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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

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

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

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

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

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...

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.

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?

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the...

We're not a democracy.

We're not a democracy.

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...

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.

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 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...

As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception....

As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception....

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'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.

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

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

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

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

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...

To do a dull thing with style-now THAT'S what I call art.

To do a dull thing with style-now THAT'S what I call art.

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...