Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to make sense out of the senseless, to explain things we find inexplicable. -Gore Vidal

 

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to make sense out of the senseless, to explain things we find inexplicable.


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The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes.

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Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories - fag and straight.

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There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo -- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices. -Gore Vidal
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Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

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Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.

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Every time a friend succeeds, I die a little. -Gore Vidal
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It is the spirit of the age to believe that any fact, no matter how suspect, is superior to any imaginative exercise, no matter how true.

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