Quote by Gore Vidal
That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet

That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers. – Gore Vidal

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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

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As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests. – Gore Vidal

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Music videos are notoriously long, not fun, grueling. You are known there as a dancer and its kind of sad because dancers, in a lot of ways, are under-appreciated and kind of under-respected when it come to that so they dont necessarily treat you in a nice way when you do a music video. – Jenna Dewan

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Many things have been said about what happened, but I dont know either. Maybe someday. One thing Im sure of is that all the things that have happened to me, good and bad, happy and sad, have made me what I am today. – Pete Best

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In Mississippi, you dont admit that youre gay. Its just an awkward thing down South, which is sad. – Lance Bass

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You have to let it all hang out, let go of the ideas that were more comfortable and embrace some of the sadness in your life. – Madeleine Peyroux

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