In August 1961, I visited President Kennedy at Hyannis Port. The Berlin Wall was going up, and he was about to begin a huge military buildup - reluctantly, or so he said, as he puffed on a cigar liberated by a friend from Castro's Cuba. Gore Vidal augustbeginberlin share on social
We must declare ourselves, become known; allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself. Gore Vidal artistboyclerk share on social
As a schoolboy, I read most of Carl Sandburg's six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln. Gore Vidal abrahambiographycarl Change image and share on social
A friend was surprised to hear me say that there was not one moment of my past that I would like to relive. Gore Vidal friendhearmoment Change image and share on social
My father had lifelong contempt for politicians. Gore Vidal contemptfatherlifelong Change image and share on social
Overcrowding in the cities is producing a collective madness in which irrational violence flourishes because man needs more space in which to be than the modern city allows. Gore Vidal citycollectiveflourish Change image and share on social
Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin. Gore Vidal aspirinchoicedemocracy Change image and share on social
While campaigning, I got to know many high-school teachers, and let me say that the good ones are the unsung heroes of our society, and the bad ones are the gravediggers. Gore Vidal badcampaigngood Change image and share on social
No sooner does an American president take his oath of office than the speculation begins: Will he be reelected in four years' time? If not, who will succeed him? A member of his own party? The other party? Gore Vidal americanbeginmember share on social
It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham. He was always so entirely there. Gore Vidal difficultgenerationhonest Change image and share on social
