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Famous Gore Vidal Quotes
“Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an IQ of 60.”
“All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.”
Source: Weekend: A Comedy in Two Acts
“There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.”
Source: The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
Source: At home: essays, 1982-1988
“What other culture could have produced someone like Hemmingway and not seen the joke?”
Source: Reflections upon a sinking ship
“Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the barrel.”
Source: Sex, Death, and Money
Source: Pink triangle and yellow star, and other essays (1976-1982)
Source: A view from the diners club: essays 1987-1991
“There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.”