They don't make people like Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley anymore. — Morgan Neville Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history. — Cybill Shepherd Copy Share Image
The whole book experience was a look into another world, the world of Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer. — Jerry Kramer Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal was a man of immense literary talent, some of which he used well, some of which he wasted. — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
“he took political sketch-writing to a new level, invented sports commentary as we know it, and created the essay-form as practised by… — Duncan Wu Copy Share Image
Dreadful is a poignant biography of a forgotten man who drank himself to death. It's a brilliant evocation of a self-hating gay… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
I came up in left-wing political writing. My first job out of college was working as Gore Vidal's fact checker. — Morgan Neville Copy Share Image
We lived in a classless society. We'd spend a summer at Gore Vidal's house in Italy, but we were on and off… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
“Nancy always made Clementine think of that Gore Vidal quote: 'Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little.” — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
“A crock of shit,” Rick had called it. But actually this was worse. Shit, to quote Gore Vidal, has its own integrity.… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
I got to know Gore Vidal quite well, up front and personal: his magnificent strengths and his appalling, almost other-worldly weaknesses. — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal said "Nixon is us, we are Nixon." I think we have to acknowledge that combination of idealism and sleaze; we… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
“Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years.… — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“To be attacked by a Gore Vidal, or an H.L. Mencken, one of the great wordsmiths of American criticism, while surely unpleasant,… — Thomas E. Woods Jr Copy Share Image
There are a few things that tend to infuriate me. One is ignorance, because I have become accustomed to speaking to very… — Karrine Steffans Copy Share Image
I stayed at 'Cosmo' well beyond my internship, moving up the ranks over some 15 years to become books editor, then brand… — John Searles Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal, the American writer, once described the American economic system as 'free enterprise for the poor and socialism for the rich'.… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
I wrote a piece from North Korea called Visit to a Small Planet which is a line I stole from a play… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
There will be a debate on Firing Line between Buckley and Gore Vidal on the proposition: "This nation cannot survive as long… — M. Stanton Evans Copy Share Image
The novel ceases to be looked at as a novel. Such is the overwhelming power of motion pictures. Gore Vidal pointed out… — William Monahan Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal, Glenn Greenwald, Noam Chomsky, all these guys talk about how the United States became a national security state after World… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
Gore Vidal, Glenn Greenwald, Noam Chomsky, talk about how the U.S. became a national security state after World War II. Essentially there's… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
I wonder why do wars suddenly start and suddenly stop, and why do we Brits and you Americans get involved in some… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“The matter on which I judge people is their willingness, or ability, to handle contradiction. Thus Paine was better than Burke when… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Hypocrisy—in other words, the practice of lying about lying—shields us from seeing ourselves as we are: a collocation of fragments that fit… — Thomas Ligotti Copy Share Image
“Beloved, white racial grief erupts when you fear losing your dominance. You get mighty angry at our demand that you live up… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
“Gore Vidal, for instance, once languidly told me that one should never miss a chance either to have sex or to appear… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Queerness isn't just Lady Gaga and overpriced drinks and fauxhawks. It's James Baldwin and Bea Arthur and Gertrude Stein and Gore Vidal. — John Cameron Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Gore Vidal, the American writer, once famously described the American economic system as ‘free enterprise for the poor and socialism for the… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
I always want to read Gore Vidal's nonfiction. Because everything he writes is an essay and it's worth reading. — Frederick Busch Copy Share Image
Would it be anything like a literary disaster if Gore Vidal were to fall silent? Easy. No. In fact, there is something… — Lance Morrow Copy Share Image
A couple of years ago my friend and business partner Jeffrey Richards was doing the Gore Vidal play, The Best Man, starring… — Chris Hart Copy Share Image
