The century would seek to dominate nature as it had never been dominated, would attack the idea of war, poverty and natural catastrophe as never before. The century would create death, devastation and pollution as never before. Yet the century was now attached to the idea that man must take his conception of life out to the stars.
Norman MailerOnce a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists.
Norman MailerThe paradox is that no love can prove so intense as the love of two narcissists for each other.
Norman MailerYou can't be a serious writer of fiction unless you believe the story you are telling.
Norman MailerWhen a novel comes, it's a grace. Something in the cosmos has forgiven you long enough so that you can start.
Norman Mailer