and speaking of assery…

This is hands-down the most fun I’ve ever had reading an interview. Mr. Vidal, though I’d never, ever want to meet you and the way you treated this poor interviewer is abhorrent, I applaud your adamantine nerve. Some of my favorite bits:

On his reaction to William Buckley’s death: ”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.”

On reading contemporary fiction: ”Like everyone else, no, I don’t.”

And my favorite…
On the interviewer’s comment that it was a pleasure speaking with him: “I doubt that.”

For the whole text of “Literary Lion: Questions with Gore Vidal,” click here. And give a round of applause to Ms. Deborah Soloman, the woman who took the senseless beating.

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