It never occurred to any Enlightenment figure in the eighteenth century that law was not preferable to man.
Gore VidalI assume that the point of American democracy is you can express any point of view you want.
Gore VidalThe malady of civilized man is his knowledge of death. The good artist, like the wise man, addresses himself to life and invests with his private vision the deeds and thoughts of men. The creation of a work of art, like an act of love, is our one small 'yes' at the center of a vast 'no'.
Gore VidalThe most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes. Then there is the business of surprise. I never know what is coming next. The phrase that sounds in the head changes when it appears on the page. Then I start probing it with a pen, finding new meanings. Sometimes I burst out laughing at what is happening as I twist and turn sentences. Strange business, all in all. One never gets to the end of it. Thatโs why I go on, I suppose. To see what the next sentences I write will be.
Gore Vidal