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

Quote by Norman Mailer

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The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety.

The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety.

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

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

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...

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...

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

Alimony is the curse of the writing class.

I hate everything which is not in myself.

I hate everything which is not in myself.

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...

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.

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.

In America all too few blows are struck into flesh. We kill the spirit here,...

In America all too few blows are struck into flesh. We kill the spirit here,...

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

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

I'm hostile to men, I'm hostile to women, I'm hostile to cats, to poor cockroaches,...

I'm hostile to men, I'm hostile to women, I'm hostile to cats, to poor cockroaches,...

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...

Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being always in motion just a...

Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being always in motion just a...

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 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...

There are now more TV's in British households than there are people - which is...

There are now more TV's in British households than there are people - which is...

Television has a real problem. They have no page two.

Television has a real problem. They have no page two.

The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every...

The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every...