Philip Roth | The Prague Orgy | 1985

Dear Nathan,

Remember when you went to Prague and marveled at the way that artists and intellectuals were forced to work menial jobs? You said it was like seeing "Gore Vidal bicycling salamis to school lunchrooms in Queens." Well, you know what? Yesterday I was driving out to Belle Harbor to visit a friend and guess what I saw? That's right! Gore Vidal was bicycling salamis to school lunchrooms. He was on a Serotta. Sweet ride.

Sincerely,
Tim Lewis

Philip Roth | The Dying Animal | 2001

Dear David Kepesh,

Spare me.

Thanks,
Lawrence Levi