In fact, life itself is a contradiction if only because birth is the direct cause, in every single case, of death
Gore VidalU.S. certainly are not warlike. We don't want that. We want to make money, which I always thought was one of the most admirable things about Americans.
Gore VidalGod, or what have you, will not be found at the far end of a syllogism, no matter how brilliantly phrased or conceived.
Gore VidalI write in different styles because I hear different voices in my head. It would be boring to have always the same voice, point of view.
Gore VidalThe American press exists for one purpose only, and that is to convince Americans that they are living in the greatest and most envied country in the history of the world. The Press tells the American people how awful every other country is and how wonderful the United States is and how evil communism is and how happy they should be to have freedom to buy seven different sorts of detergent.
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