Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. One is always living a little more or dying a little bit.

Quote by Norman Mailer

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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.

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.

We can never know for certain where our prayers are likely to go, nor from...

We can never know for certain where our prayers are likely to go, nor from...

God like Us suffers the ambition to make a destiny more extraordinary than was conceived...

God like Us suffers the ambition to make a destiny more extraordinary than was conceived...

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

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

I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at...

I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at...

The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving...

The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving...

Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens...

Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens...

The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral...

The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

I had a quick grasp of the secret to sanity, it had become the ability...

I had a quick grasp of the secret to sanity, it had become the ability...

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...

A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one...

A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined; one discovers how far one...

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...

Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common...

Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common...

Not much more can happen to you after you lose your reputation and your wife

Not much more can happen to you after you lose your reputation and your wife

Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what...

Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what...

We just need to keep this thing rolling. Get back in the race, keep winning...

We just need to keep this thing rolling. Get back in the race, keep winning...