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The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible.
Gore Vidal
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Gore Vidal
Age: 86 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 3
Died: 2012
Died: July 31
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I was never my own type so I completely missed my beauty all through my youth.
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First coffee, then a bowel movement. Then the Muse joins me.
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I'm a much worse guest than I am a host, and I'm not an awfully good host either. I really like being alone.
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