There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem. Gore Vidal bureaucratpoem Change image and share on social
An important governorship used to be the best springboard for would-be presidents. Gore Vidal governorshipimportantpresident Change image and share on social
In the writing of novels, there is the problem of how to shape a narrative. Gore Vidal narrativenovelproblem Change image and share on social
Some have deplored Lincoln's indifference to Christianity. But it was not religion, it was religiosity that put him off. Gore Vidal christianitydeploreindifference Change image and share on social
At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice. Gore Vidal chaosmisinformationmoment Change image and share on social
I don't know how prisoners of war are ever heroes unless they escape. Gore Vidal escapeheroprisoner Change image and share on social
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
