When I read it ["Tough Guys Don't Dance"], I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write.
Norman MailerI can`t get excited about politics, but I love it as a game. Because what I love in politics - this is very selfish of me, but who cares - what I do love in politics is this ability it has to make you think in new ways.
Norman MailerThere's nothing glorious about being a professional. . . . Professionalism probably comes down to being able to work on a bad day.
Norman MailerEverything wrong with America led to the point where the country built that tower of Babel, which consequently had to be destroyed. And then came the next shock. We had to realize that the people that did this were brilliant. It showed that the ego we could hold up until September 10 was inadequate.
Norman Mailer