Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn. Gore Vidal damngiveknow Change image and share on social
Anybody who is stupid enough to want to be remembered deserves to be forgotten right now. Gore Vidal deserveforgetremember Change image and share on social
The only thing that I react really violently to is being misquoted. Gore Vidal misquotereactthing Change image and share on social
In classical times, it was a capital offense to speculate upon the hour of a king's death or upon the identity of his successor. Gore Vidal capitalclassicaldeath Change image and share on social
Having no contemporaries left means you cannot say, 'Well, so-and-so will like this,' which you do when you're younger. You realize there is no so-and-so anymore. You are your own so-and-so. There is a bleak side to it. Gore Vidal anymorebleakcontemporary share on social
That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president. Gore Vidal americanbankchase 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
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
I began life as an absolute monarchist - on condition, of course, that I be that monarch. Gore Vidal absolutebegincondition Change image and share on social
I'm a fervent foe of water pollution, whether it is our own Hudson River or Philadelphia's tap water. Gore Vidal ferventfoehudson Change image and share on social
