I am not here only so that the blind might see, but to teach those who thought they could see that they are blind
Norman MailerOne of the reasons the English got through all their falls and the loss of their empire, all their disasters, their strikes, their difficulties, their wars through the years was they had Shakespeare to fall back on. And they speak well in England.
Norman MailerWhile I'm working on a book, I rarely read anything more than The New York Times. Which may have the long-term effect of flattening my style.
Norman MailerPatterned after an Italian Renaissance palace, it is 88 times as large and one millionth as valuable to the continuation of man. that Pentagon of traveling salesmen.
Norman Mailer