Before the cards that one is dealt by life are the cards that fate has dealt: one's family.
Gore VidalPeople in my situation get to read about themselves whether they want to or not. It's generally wrong. Or oversimplified - which is sometimes useful.
Gore VidalWriters who teach tend to prefer literary theory to literature and tenure to all else. Writers who do not teach prefer the contemplation of Careers to art of any kind.
Gore Vidal