Policemen are seldom tried for their crimes, or indeed, held responsible for what they do, which disturbs the peace and causes distress among the orderly.
GORE VIDALWrite something, even if it’s just a suicide note.
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Policemen are seldom tried for their crimes, or indeed, held responsible for what they do, which disturbs the peace and causes distress among the orderly.
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There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices.
GORE VIDALThere is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices.
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Until very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.
GORE VIDALUntil very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.
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The media can’t get anything straight.
GORE VIDALThe media can’t get anything straight.
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If you are a Representative and want to be a Senator, you must be careful not to do anything which might upset the various forces you need to harness to get elected.
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Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.
GORE VIDALSome writers take to drink, others take to audiences.
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To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
GORE VIDALTo a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
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I remember the Bond movies when I was a child. They were silent then.
GORE VIDALI remember the Bond movies when I was a child. They were silent then.
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Ayn Rand is a rhetorician who writes novels I have never been able to read.
GORE VIDALAyn Rand is a rhetorician who writes novels I have never been able to read.
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On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
GORE VIDALOn 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died.
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All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.
GORE VIDALAll children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.
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I know a lot of the Annapolis breed.
GORE VIDALI know a lot of the Annapolis breed.
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In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you’re a great writer, you must say that you are.
GORE VIDALIn America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you’re a great writer, you must say that you are.
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I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.
GORE VIDALI’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.
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Today’s public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can’t read them either.
GORE VIDALToday’s public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can’t read them either.
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I’m not a conspiracy theorist – I’m a conspiracy analyst.
GORE VIDALI’m not a conspiracy theorist – I’m a conspiracy analyst.
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