"The genuine reader is the one who reads for pleasure the books that others only study."

"He was an admirer of the bullfight, and had once drawn my attention to the fact that only cricket and bullf…"

"I find no evidence that Jefferson read Spinoza, although his library does contain a copy of his works. Enli…"

"I shall curse you with book and bell and candle."

"Full text of official documents including encyclicals at the Holy See"

"This book is the account of a personal experience — so personal that for four years I could not bring mysel…"

"Gore Vidal New York Review of Books author profile"