Gore Vidal
Born: October 3, 1925, in West Point, New York
American novelist, playwright, essayist, and political activist. His father was an instructor at the West Point military academy. He is the grandson of Senator Thomas Gore. Vidal shocked the public in 1948 with his novel, THE CITY AND THE PILLAR, with its homosexual main character.
"To learn and not think over what you have learned is perfectly useless. To think without having learned is dangerous."
"The more money an American accumulates,
the less interesting he becomes."
"I never miss a chance to have
sex or appear on television."
"A narcissist is someone better-looking than you are."
"Oh what a lovely thing is war. How diverting.
How uniting. How American.
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