People who are greedy have extraordinary capacities for waste-they must, they take in too much.
Norman MailerBecause there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men.
Norman MailerI 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