Vidal

Famous quotes containing the word vidal:

“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 (b. 1925)

“Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)

“Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they’re both just aspirin.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)