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

Quote by Norman Mailer

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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 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...

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...

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.

Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.

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 natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety.

The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety.

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.

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...

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...

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

How little you know about the age you live in if you think that honey...

How little you know about the age you live in if you think that honey...

God don't make no mistakes. That's how He got to be God.

God don't make no mistakes. That's how He got to be God.

The administration Ill bring is a group of men and women who are focused on...

The administration Ill bring is a group of men and women who are focused on...