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- “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.
- “Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.” ― Norman Mailer.
- “Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision.” ― Norman Mailer.
- “You never do find out what makes you tick, and after a while it's unimportant.” ― Norman Mailer.
- Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor. Norman Mailer.
- The highest prize in a world of men is the most beautiful woman available on your arm and living there in her heart loyal to you. Norman Mailer.
- 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.
- Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being always in motion just a little bit, one way or another. Norman Mailer.
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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.
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- Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists. Norman Mailer. Forever, Facts, Stories.
- 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.
- 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.
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May 3, 2007 · NORMAN MAILER QUOTES. American author and journalist (1923-2007) I have always had this very strong, call it a feeling, call it a prejudice, call it a conviction ... that the mysteries are not easily available. You have to earn entrance into them. You didn't learn things for too little.
