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
It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true. Gore Vidal ageexercisefact Change image and share on social
The individual's desire to dominate his environment is not a desirable trait in a society which every day grows more and more confining. Gore Vidal confinedaydesirable 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
Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing. Gore Vidal caregoodobama 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
