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

Topics: Books Quotes, Writers Quotes

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

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?

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...

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...

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...

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified...

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified...

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...

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.

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,...

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,...

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.

We're not a democracy.

We're not a democracy.

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

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....

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

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

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...

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

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

Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between...

Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between...

Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying...

Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying...