I deny that there's such a thing as a gay person. I deny there's such a thing as a heterosexual person.
Gore VidalGreat critics do not explicate a text; they describe it and then report on what they have described, if the description itself is not the criticism.
Gore VidalWhat is there to say, finally, except that pain is bad and pleasure good, life all, death nothing.
Gore VidalTo hear two American men congratulating each other on being heterosexual is one of the most chilling experiences - and unique to the United States. You don't hear two Italians sitting around complimenting each other because they actually like to go to bed with women. The American is hysterical about his manhood.
Gore Vidal