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American Novelist January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007

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I don’t trust compliments. I’ve been getting them for years. Sometimes I deserve them, sometimes I didn’t. But generally when people give you compliments there’s one of two things wrong with them. Either they’re false, or what’s worse is they’re sincere. They really mean the compliment. And then they’re offering you their loyalty. And I’m kind of a stingy… Well, I don’t necessarily want to give all that loyalty back. So either way, let’s skip the compliments. Norman Mailer
I really am a pessimist. I've always felt that fascism is a more natural governmental condition than democracy. Democracy is a grace. It's something essentially splendid because it's not at all routine or automatic. Fascism goes back to our infancy and childhood, where we were always told how to live. We were told, Yes, you may do this; no, you may not do that. So the secret of fascism is that it has this appeal to people whose later lives are not satisfactory. Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent."
In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent. Norman Mailer
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
Norman Mailer quote: "The only faithfulness people have is to emotions they're..."
The only faithfulness people have is to emotions they're trying to recapture Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer quote: "The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary,..."
The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people. Norman Mailer

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