A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is ability to articulate human relationships.
Gore VidalThe last best hope of earth, two trillion dollars in debt, is spinning out of control, and all we can do is stare at a flickering cathode-ray tube as Ollie answers questions on TV while the press, resolutely irrelevant as ever, asks politicians if they have committed adultery. From V-J Day 1945 to this has been, my fellow countrymen, a perfect nightmare.
Gore VidalI never reread a text until I have finished the first draft. Otherwise it's too discouraging.
Gore Vidal