A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one can go only by traveling in a straight line until one is stopped.

Quote by Norman Mailer

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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...

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

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

Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in...

Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in...

Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it.

Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it.

I don't think life is absurd. I think we are all here for a huge...

I don't think life is absurd. I think we are all here for a huge...

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

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

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...

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.

The horror of the Twentieth Century was the size of each new event, and the...

The horror of the Twentieth Century was the size of each new event, and the...

When I read it, I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a...

When I read it, I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a...

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.

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

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

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

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

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

What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see...

What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see...

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...

If a person is not talented enough to be a novelist, not smart enough to...

If a person is not talented enough to be a novelist, not smart enough to...

Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists.

Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists.

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...

There's a subterranean impetus towards pornography so powerful that half the business world is juiced...

There's a subterranean impetus towards pornography so powerful that half the business world is juiced...