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Norman Mailer Quotes

Norman Mailer quotes

American Novelist January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007

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Norman Mailer quote: "It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their..."
It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you..."
Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever,..."
Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant..."
Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "Any war that requires the suspension of reason as a necessity..."
Any war that requires the suspension of reason as a necessity for support is a bad war. Norman Mailer
I could not begin to mourn Deborah or my mind would ride off with me. There was nothing so delicate in all the world as one's last touch of control. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "Harsh words live in the dungeon of the heart"
Harsh words live in the dungeon of the heart Norman Mailer
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
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
The jeep would round the bend, be hit by a dozen bullets at once, and that would be the end of his petty history of unfocused groping and unimportant dissatisfactions. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "No heart is so hard as the timid heart."
No heart is so hard as the timid heart. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade..."
Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands of a child. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "Alimony is the curse of the writing class."
Alimony is the curse of the writing class. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being..."
Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being always in motion just a little bit, one way or another. Norman Mailer
There is no greater impotence in all the world like knowing you are right and that the wave of the world is wrong, yet the wave crashes upon you. Norman Mailer

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