Gore Vidal Quotes


God, or what have you, will not be found at the far end of a syllogism, no matter how brilliantly phrased or conceived.


Citations

Vidal, Gore. Creation. Random House, 1981.

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This quotation is familiar, but there is a question concerning its veracity and source. It does not appear in Heisenberg's written works, but it is cited by Ulrick Hildebrand in 'Das Univerzum - Hinweis auf Gott?' in 'Ethos. Die Zeitschrift fur die Ganze Familie', Berneck, Schweiz: Schwengeler Verlag AG, No 10, Oktober 1988, 10


Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
  • Born: October 3, 1925
  • Died: July 31, 2012
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer, Novelist, Essayist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Actor

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit, patrician manner, and polished style of writing. Vidal was openly bisexual and his novels often dealt with LGBT characters, which was unusual at the time. Beyond literature, Vidal was heavily involved in politics. He twice sought office—unsuccessfully—as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the United States House of Representatives (for New York), and later in 1982 to the U.S. Senate (for California).