Book Quote by Hilary Mantel Download Open image “I loved Gore Vidal's Burr. That book gave me courage.” — Hilary Mantel ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Book Books Burrs Courage Gore Gore Vidal
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
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
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 has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history. — Cybill Shepherd 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
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People will identify with a persecuted minority without asking themselves what they are identifying with. — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
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If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
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It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I don't think I have made as much of my life as I should have. I should have written more books. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
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