In America all too few blows are struck into flesh. We kill the spirit here, we are experts at that. We use psychic bullets and kill each other cell by cell.

Quote by Norman Mailer

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Culture's worth huge, huge risks. Without culture we're all totalitarian beasts.

Culture's worth huge, huge risks. Without culture we're all totalitarian beasts.

There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow...

There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow...

There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be.

There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be.

You don't know a women till you've met her in court.

You don't know a women till you've met her in court.

America is a hurricane, and the only people who do not hear the sound are...

America is a hurricane, and the only people who do not hear the sound are...

Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle.

Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle.

Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands...

Giving a camera to Diane Arbus is like putting a live grenade in the hands...

You don't know a woman until you have met her in court.

You don't know a woman until you have met her in court.

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.

You never really know a woman until you meet her in court.

You never really know a woman until you meet her in court.

Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment.

Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment.

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.

There are four stages in a marriage. First there's the affair, then the marriage, then...

There are four stages in a marriage. First there's the affair, then the marriage, then...

We are close to dead. There are faces and bodies like gorged maggots on the...

We are close to dead. There are faces and bodies like gorged maggots on the...

With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power...

With the pride of the artist, you must blow against the walls of every power...

The Irish are the only men who know how to cry for the dirty polluted...

The Irish are the only men who know how to cry for the dirty polluted...

The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.

The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.

It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions.

It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions.

In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.

In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.

Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming...

Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity, because with an obsession you keep coming...