5 Gore Vidal Quotes on Fame

Gore Vidal quotes on fame

27. To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a famous cabinetmaker or speedboat designer. Adjective is inappropriate to noun.

39. Celebrities are invariably celebrity-mad, just as liars always believe liars.

50. Never pass up a chance to have sex or appear on television.

55. Somebody was here the other day from BBC Radio. It's odd to meet a rather elderly man who says, 'I've been reading you all my life.' It makes you feel a slight chill.

75. People in my situation get to read about themselves whether they want to or not. It's generally wrong. Or oversimplified - which is sometimes useful.