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The Death of Gore Vidal

8/1/2012

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Gore Vidal died.  I don't remember who exactly introduced me to his novels, but chances were it was Hahn.  Myra Breckinridge and Duluth became catalysts for me.the novels were examples of forces who helped form me and Gore Vidal a colossus in my life.I never read his historic levels, but I plan to begin again reading his works. I think I'll start with an early gain novel, The City and The Pillar or maybe his biography Palimpsest.

I've been reading through articles about his death online and I found this quote from the article located a at the Huffington Post website:

           ' ...age and illness did not bring Vidal closer to God. Wheelchair-bound in his 80s and saddened by the death of Austen and many peers and close friends, the author still looked to no existence beyond this one."Because there is no cosmic point to the life that each of us perceives on this distant bit of dust at galaxy's edge," he once wrote, "all the more reason for us to maintain in proper balance what we have here. "Because there is nothing else. No thing. This is it. And quite enough, all in all."'

Gore Vidal died alone.



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Peter Melendez
1/12/2013 04:48:55 pm

John was a pillar for me in a difficult time of my life. I'm sad to hear that he is not with us anymore. He encouraged me to expand my thoughts by introducing me to great literature and ideology.

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Peter Melendez
1/12/2013 05:36:00 pm

We all die alone.....

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