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Out Quotes by Gore Vidal
- That famous writer’s block is a myth as far as I’m concerned. I think bad writers must have a great difficulty writing. They don’t want…
- When the white race broke out of Europe 500 years ago, it did many astounding things all over the globe. Inspired by a raging sky-god,…
- Of course, it is possible for any citizen with time to spare, and a canny eye, to work out what is actually going on, but…
- The last best hope of earth, two trillion dollars in debt, is spinning out of control, and all we can do is stare at a…
- Contrary to vulgar legend the lives of great ballerinas are not entirely given up to a few minutes of graceful movement every night followed by…
- I’m not sentimental about anything. Life flows by, and you flow with it or you don’t. Move on and move out.
- The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes. Then there is the business of…
- Life will be wonderful when men no longer fear dying. When the last superstitions are thrown out and we meet death with the same equanimity…
- Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic. But Henry Adams figured all that out back in the 1890s.…
- Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to make sense out of the senseless, to explain things we…
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- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster
- Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster
- I started out in life as a poet; I was only writing poetry all through my 20s. It wasn't until I was… — Paul Auster
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Getting over someone is a grieving process. You mourn the loss of the relationship, and that's only expedited by 'Out of sight,… — Hank Azaria