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Mailer Norman

1923 - 2007 (84)

Mailer Norman
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Quote 1

Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision.

Quote 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.

Quote 3

“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.

Quote 4

Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor.

Quote 5

There are four stages in a marriage. First there's the affair, then the marriage, then children and finally the fourth stage, without which you cannot know a woman, the divorce.

Quote 6

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.

Quote 7

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.