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Gore Vidal Dies - Another Great Human Is Gone at 86
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When asked by the New York Times what he had thought upon learning of the passing of William F. Buckley, Jr., Gore Vidal responded, "I thought hell is bound to be a livelier place, as he joins forever those whom he served in life, applauding their prejudices and fanning their hatred."

I just learned that Gore Vidal has passed. I cannot imagine a contemporary literary life -- or, for that matter, afterlife -- worth living without his heroic presence in it.
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Gore Vidal Dies - Another Great Human Is Gone at 86 - by Charles Drago - 01-08-2012, 01:46 PM

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