There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time,...

Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time,...

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...

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...

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories...

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

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...

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,...

There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.

There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.

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

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

A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to...

A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to...

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.

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.

And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my...

And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my...