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I came to know Gore Vidal in the mid-1980s, when I was living in southern Italy, virtually a neighbour, and our friendship lasted until his death in 2012. Needless to say, he was a complicated and often combative man.

I used to read Gore Vidal books and think I was cool.

I'm not Gore Vidal or William Buckley.

I read Noam Chomsky. I like some of Gore Vidal's stuff.

Al Gore has been one of my closest friends since the day we met, on the first day of college, 35 years ago.

The whole book experience was a look into another world, the world of Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer.

I had a year off, so my wife and I were heading to Italy to study Italian. We found a little house in a village called Atrani. I discovered that Gore Vidal lived right above us in a big house, so I sent him a note.

When Gore Vidal was coming up, there were three major channels, and he could count on a big audience when he debated someone like William F. Buckley on TV.

I've known Al Gore since he was born. He has been the best little boy, he was a boring child, and he has never done anything wrong.

One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.