American history has fallen more and more into the hands of academics. Gore Vidal academicamericanfall Change image and share on social
I sometimes think it is because they are so bad at expressing themselves verbally that writers take to pen and paper in the first place. Gore Vidal badexpresspaper Change image and share on social
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests. Gore Vidal actioncityconfuse share on social
My family is Southern. I'm used to Bill Clintons. Gore Vidal billclintonfamily Change image and share on social
It's odd to meet a rather elderly man who says, 'I've been reading you all my life.' It makes you feel a slight chill. Gore Vidal chillelderlyfeel Change image and share on social
A racial or religious or tribal identity is a kind of fact. Gore Vidal factidentitykind Change image and share on social
For every Scott Fitzgerald concerned with the precise word and the selection of relevant incident, there are a hundred American writers, many well-regarded, who appear to believe that one word is just as good as another and that everything which occurs to them is worth putting down. Gore Vidal americanconcernfitzgerald share on social
Didn't George Washington say, 'He who controls Afghanistan will carry New Jersey?' Gore Vidal afghanistancarrycontrol Change image and share on social
There is only one party in the United States: the Property party... and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Gore Vidal democratpartyproperty Change image and share on social
