What did Gore Vidal mean by: If satire is to be effective, the audience must be aware of the thing satirized. - Gore Vidal Writer · USA Copy
+ Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they’re scraping the top of the barrel. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gore Vidal, Funny, Literature, Television, 0 - Gore Vidal Writer · USA
+ Before the cards that one is dealt by life are the cards that fate has dealt: one’s family. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gore Vidal, Cards, Fate, 0 - Gore Vidal Writer · USA
+ Those who have not undergone minor disasters are usually being held in reserve for something major Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gore Vidal, Disaster, Minors, Reserves, 0 - Gore Vidal Writer · USA
+ The real writer learns nothing from life. He is more like an oyster or a sponge. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gore Vidal, Oysters, 0 - Gore Vidal Writer · USA
+ To bring into the world an unwanted human being is as antisocial an act as murder. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gore Vidal, Death, Dying, 0 - Gore Vidal Writer · USA
+ Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gore Vidal, Fashion, Hair, 0 - Gore Vidal Writer · USA
+ In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gore Vidal, Just Do It, Writing, 0 - Gore Vidal Writer · USA
+ Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Gore Vidal, Business, Country, Writing, 0 - Gore Vidal Writer · USA
Occasionally, the horrors of life in North Korea do show up in our American satire. - Jennifer Armintrout
We are in the transport business. We transport audiences from one place to another. - Jerry Bruckheimer
A comedian who starts talking to himself becomes his own audience. This is fatal. - Fred Allen Comedian · USA
When you’re playing to an audience that isn’t your own, it’s quite scary. - Gabrielle Aplin Singer-songwriter · England
You can make an audience see nearly anything, if you yourself believe in it. - Mary Renault Author · United Kingdom
Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Wound with a touch that’s scarcely felt or seen. - Mary Wortley Montagu Writer · England
