When I read it, I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write. Norman Mailer bookreadwince Change image and share on social
If a person is not talented enough to be a novelist, not smart enough to be a lawyer, and his hands are too shaky to perform operations, he becomes a journalist. Norman Mailer handjournalistlawyer Change image and share on social
Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation. Norman Mailer achieveargueawaken share on social
Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists. Norman Mailer factforeverlose Change image and share on social
Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. One is always living a little more or dying a little bit. Norman Mailer bitedieexistence Change image and share on social
The Irish are the only men who know how to cry for the dirty polluted blood of all the world. Norman Mailer bloodcrydirty Change image and share on social
Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor. Norman Mailer battlegainhonor Change image and share on social
Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming back and back and back to the same question and never get an answer. Norman Mailer activityanswerback Change image and share on social
I had a quick grasp of the secret to sanity, it had become the ability to hold the maximum of impossible combinations in one's mind. Norman Mailer abilitycombinationgrasp Change image and share on social
America is a hurricane, and the only people who do not hear the sound are those fortunate if incredibly stupid and smug White Protestants who live in the center, in the serene eye of the big wind. Norman Mailer americabigcenter Change image and share on social
