Norman Mailer Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.”

“There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same.”

“We can never know for certain where our prayers are likely to go, nor from whom the answers will come. Just when we think we are at our nearest to God, we could be assisting the Devil.”

“Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment.”

“Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it.”

“I hate everything which is not in myself.”

“What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil.”

“Culture's worth huge, huge risks. Without culture we're all totalitarian beasts.”

“It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions.”