Anais recently met Gore Vidal, and she spends a great deal of time in this Diary entry developing his portrait, outlined below. He was considerably younger than she - 20 to her 42; in fact, he recently died, July 31, 2012.
-they slide easily into sincere, warm talk as he drops his armor, defenses
- intellectually, he knows everything
-psychologically, he knows the meaning of his mother abandoning him when he was 10, cheating him of a carefree childhood, happy adolescence. He and Anais bond as both were badly loved children who raised themselves, both stronger and weaker by it.
-he moves among men and women of achievement
-his demon is pride and arrogance
-he wants to be president of the United States
-he suffers from black depressions
-he is a boy without age who talks like an old man
-he responds quickly, never eludes, holds his ground, is firm and quick-witted, has an intelligent awareness, is attentive and alert, observant
-his father financed Amelia Earhart's fatal trip
-he has a feeling of power, feels he can accomplish whatever he wishes, has clarity and decisiveness, is capable of leadership
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