What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

Quote by Gore Vidal

Topics: Memory Quotes, Theater Quotes

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...

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

We're not a democracy.

We're not a democracy.

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,...

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of...

The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of...

People are too darn myopic about making money and they get disappointed fast. If they...

People are too darn myopic about making money and they get disappointed fast. If they...

The best things in life are free.

The best things in life are free.

I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be...

I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be...