"I was born a writer. If you're born that, you can't change it. You're going to do it whether you want to or not."

Gore Vidal (r.) with former president John F. Kennedy (l.)
AP
Here are 10 memorable from the inimitable Gore Vidal.
"I was born a writer. If you're born that, you can't change it. You're going to do it whether you want to or not."
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