“I was raised in the Washington household of my grandfather Senator Tho...” — Gore Vidal Quote

“I was raised in the Washington household of my grandfather Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma, and have known politicians intimately all my life.”

“Some have deplored Lincoln's indifference to Christianity. But it was not religion, it was religiosity that put him off.”

“I cannot remember when I was not fascinated by Henry Adams.”

“I've been living with the minor second all my life and I finally found a way to handle it.”

“Being gay is a fundamental part of my being - the core of who I've always been, and the thing that I had repressed and run from all my life.”

“If you live in a crowded area of Brooklyn or Manhattan, having a car is a hindrance. It doesn't even make sense. I basically grew up all my life without a car.”