What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more and more popular: the loose putting down of opinions as though they were facts, and the treating of facts as though they were opinions.

Quote by Gore Vidal

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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...

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

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...

Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of...

Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

We're not a democracy.

We're not a democracy.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become...

On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become...

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...

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....

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...

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.

A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.