I don't seem to be cynical to myself but how what I say goes down with others is their problem. I'm realistic.
Gore VidalPeople like to re-invent you, according to clichรฉ. There are a lot of stores about me that really apply only to Capote or Mailer or somebody else. Everything is a mish mash.
Gore VidalIโm exactly as I appear. There is no warm, lovable person inside. Beneath my cold exterior, once you break the ice, you find cold water.
Gore Vidal