We must declare ourselves, become known allow the world to discover this subterranean life of ours which connects kings and farm boys, artists and clerks. Let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself. – Gore Vidal
Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith. – Gore Vidal
Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the host dies, or the virus dies, or both die. – Gore Vidal
Fifty percent of people wont vote, and fifty percent dont read newspapers. I hope its the same fifty percent. – Gore Vidal
The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the climber, as he fares on and on from crest to crest; and once the goal is reached it has no meaning. РAntoine de Saint-Exup̩ry, The Wisdom of the Sands, translated from French by St