Each day a few more lies eat into the seed with which we are born, little institutional lies from the print of newspapers, the shock waves of television, and the sentimental cheats of the movie screen.

Quote by Norman Mailer

Topics: Television Quotes

I hate everything which is not in myself.

I hate everything which is not in myself.

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

Chicago was a town where nobody could forget how the money was made. It was...

Chicago was a town where nobody could forget how the money was made. It was...

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...

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...

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

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

Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. One...

Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. One...

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.

Dying cant be all that difficult, up to now everyone has managed to do it.

Dying cant be all that difficult, up to now everyone has managed to do it.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.

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...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks...

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks...

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...

They take their pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in...