Gore Vidal dies: 10 of his best quotes on writing and language

Gore Vidal dies: 10 of his best quotes on writing and language
By Michael Sebastian | Posted: August 1, 2012

Another one of the great American writers of the 20th century has died.

Gore Vidal passed away on Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills. He died of complications of pneumonia. Vidal was 86.

The New York Times obituary offers a glimpse at his résumé:

“Mr. Vidal was, at the end of his life, an Augustan figure who believed himself to be the last of a breed, and he was probably right. Few American writers have been more versatile or gotten more mileage from their talent. He published some 25 novels, two memoirs and several volumes of stylish, magisterial essays. He also wrote plays, television dramas and screenplays. For a while he was even a contract writer at MGM. And he could always be counted on for a spur-of-the-moment aphorism, putdown or sharply worded critique of American foreign policy.” 

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