tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4370437219226105944..comments2024-03-18T19:00:03.047-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Oscar Wilde and Gore VidalLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27997229674735162432012-08-14T20:50:43.016-04:002012-08-14T20:50:43.016-04:00One of my favorite Wilde quotes is: "To get b...One of my favorite Wilde quotes is: "To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early or be respectable."Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22202488608731842162012-08-14T18:49:03.862-04:002012-08-14T18:49:03.862-04:00Thanks for all of the comments, folks! Thanks for all of the comments, folks! Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33168398040396338482012-08-14T10:52:44.638-04:002012-08-14T10:52:44.638-04:00I loved "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" whe...I loved "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" when I was young--still do, actually.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-81388144117754515532012-08-14T10:22:11.832-04:002012-08-14T10:22:11.832-04:00Vidal was a screenwriter as well as a novelist. W...Vidal was a screenwriter as well as a novelist. When TV decided to film one of his movels he complained that the studio said he was not nearly an important enough screen writer to be allowed to write the script based on the work of such an important novelist.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-12581907329027757212012-08-14T09:31:59.514-04:002012-08-14T09:31:59.514-04:00I fear that off your selection Gore Vidal can'...I fear that off your selection Gore Vidal can't hold a candle to Oscar Wilde.<br />Very funny.Janicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28377717814983759192012-08-14T01:52:02.398-04:002012-08-14T01:52:02.398-04:00My parents inculcated us kids with Oscar Wilde lit...My parents inculcated us kids with Oscar Wilde literature.<br /><br />When it came to Vidal and Buckley, I felt like Alice believing six impossible things before breakfast… well, at least two incompatible things. I liked both men, often for conflicting reasons, and concluded both were mad, which didn't diminish appreciation of either.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-79260511179935063262012-08-14T01:19:39.739-04:002012-08-14T01:19:39.739-04:00Dale, this was priceless. Really enjoyed it, budd...Dale, this was priceless. Really enjoyed it, buddy.<br /><br />--DixDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-71361258138529736662012-08-14T00:31:39.286-04:002012-08-14T00:31:39.286-04:00Brilliant! I enjoyed every word of this! Thank y...Brilliant! I enjoyed every word of this! Thank you for such a witty and engaging retrospective on both incomparable men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com