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To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that th

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 Vidal

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Fifty percent of people wont vote, and fifty percent dont read newspapers. I hope its the same fifty percent. – Gore Vidal

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Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith. – Gore Vidal

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In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think youre a great writer, you must say that you are. – Gore Vidal

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Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art. – Izaak Walton

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Did St Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats. – Rebecca West

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