Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment. Norman Mailer emotionalpromiscuitysentiment 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
I don't think life is absurd. I think we are all here for a huge purpose. I think we shrink from the immensity of the purpose we are here for. Norman Mailer absurdhugeimmensity Change image and share on social
There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be. Norman Mailer safesex Change image and share on social
Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most. Norman Mailer counthistoryindividual Change image and share on social
Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child. Norman Mailer arbuscamerachild Change image and share on social
There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same. Norman Mailer cruelgrowlaw Change image and share on social
Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being always in motion just a little bit, one way or another. Norman Mailer bitecuriousdepend Change image and share on social
The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety. Norman Mailer anxietycenturyman Change image and 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
