Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world that the teenager was a captive in a hostile world of adults.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

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.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

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...

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...

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...

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.

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

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

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

Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.

Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

A good deed never goes unpunished.

A good deed never goes unpunished.

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....

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

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

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...