Gore Vidal Quote

It is reasonable to assume that, by and large, what is not read now will not be read, ever. It is also reasonable to assume that practically nothing that is read now will be read later. Finally, it is not too farfetched to imagine a future in which novels are not read at all.


"Thomas Love Peacock: The Novel of Ideas" (1980) - The Second American Revolution (1983)


It is reasonable to assume that, by and large, what is not read now will not be read, ever. It is also reasonable to assume that practically nothing...

It is reasonable to assume that, by and large, what is not read now will not be read, ever. It is also reasonable to assume that practically nothing...

It is reasonable to assume that, by and large, what is not read now will not be read, ever. It is also reasonable to assume that practically nothing...

It is reasonable to assume that, by and large, what is not read now will not be read, ever. It is also reasonable to assume that practically nothing...