An attendee at Gore Vidal’s recent appearance at an event in Montreal jotted down some of Gore's quips:
“Better to expect bad behaviour than to be surprised by it.”
“If you expect the worst you’re never going to be disappointed by the United States.”
“Obama is one of the better Presidents of recent times; much brighter than the people he is obliged to represent.”
“[Truman Captoe] was a compulsive liar which made him very popular in the United States. Our journalists think lying is the ultimate truth.”
On Jackie Onassis: “Consanguinity requires me to talk of relatives only in guarded terms as they all have numerous lawyers.”
“Cemeteries are the most beautiful things in America; I know more people in them than outside.”
via amitavghosh.com
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