“We are all bisexual to begin with. That is a fact of our condition. And we are all responsive to sexual stimuli from our own as well as from the opposite sex. Certain societies at certain times, usually in the interest of maintaining the baby supply, have discouraged homosexuality. Other societies, particularly militaristic ones, have exalted it. But regardless of tribal taboos, homosexuality is a constant fact of the human condition and it is not a sickness, not a sin, not a crime … despite the best efforts of our puritan tribe to make it all three. Homosexuality is as natural as heterosexuality. Notice I use the word ‘natural,’ not normal.”
Gore Vidal
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Homosexuality
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“Sex is. There is nothing more to be done about it. Sex builds no roads, writes no novels and sex certainly gives no meaning to anything in life but itself.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Sex
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“Never have children, only grand children.”
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“A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.”
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“All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: General
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“A talent for drama is not a talent for writing, but is an ability to articulate human relationships.”
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“There is something about a bureaucrat that does not like a poem.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Bureaucracy
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“Style is knowing who you are, what to say, and not giving a damn.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Style
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“I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Sex
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“I’m all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Punishment
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“Some writers take to drink, others take to audiences.”
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“Never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Opportunity
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“Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Fiction
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“Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.”
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Submitted by Quonation |Category: Envy
