Norman Mailer Quotes

America is a hurricane, and the only people who do not hear the sound are those fortunate if incredibly stupid and smug White Protestants who live in the center, in the serene eye of the big wind.

Norman Mailer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 31, 1923 - November 10, 2007

Topics

LivePeopleWindStupidEyeAmerica

Before I do anything, I think, well what hasn't been seen. Sometimes, that turns out to be something ghastly and not fit for society. And sometimes that inspiration becomes something that's really worthwhile.

Jim Carrey

SocietyThinkSometimesInspiration

The great games are the space sims and driving sims and these experiences where you're basically sitting at a table with nothing happening in front of you. A lot of interesting things are evolving there. There are great games that can be made.

John Carmack

GreatSpaceDrivingInterestingYou

I'm very proud that I have learned German and Russian. Especially Russian, because of how difficult and beautiful it is and because of how much I struggled in the beginning to get my head around how it works.

John Grant

BeautifulBeginningProudDifficult

My daughter, Grace, was not killed by a gun. She died suddenly at age 5 from a virulent form of strep. As I stood stunned in a church at her memorial, one of the hardest things I heard someone say was, 'I'm going to go home and hug my child a little tighter.' 'Well, good for you,' I thought. 'I'm going to go home and scream.'

Ann Hood

GoodHomeDaughterAgeChildGrace

I am not a label snob and have learned that the thrill of shopping can be just as great, if not more so, when you find a bargain.

Sophie Kinsella

GreatI AmShoppingYouFindMore

The demons you have are what motivate you to make your art. This is what drives the detective, this is what drives the painter, this is what drives the writer: a conflicting urge to forget pain and at the same time remember it and fight for some kind of justice. I know these powerful things are inside of me and everyone in some way or another.

Tom Reiss

TimeJusticeArtPainFightMe

I'd rather do 'She's So Lovely' that John Cassavetes wrote versus doing 'Batman.'

Robin Wright

DoingSheLovelyBatmanRatherJohn

I always knew that was what I wanted to do - to write, particularly poetry.

Derek Walcott

PoetryWriteAlwaysKnewWanted

I've never hidden my Christianity in Hollywood, and I've been handled respectfully because I handle the issue and other people respectfully.

Doug Jones

PeopleHollywoodHiddenNeverHandle

Cyprus joined the E.U. in 2004 and immediately wanted to get into the euro area for the express purpose of completing, as quickly as possible, the union with the core of Europe. It was done because the public thought that would be beneficial for political reasons, not economic reasons.

Athanasios Orphanides

PurposeThoughtPoliticalPossible

I would much rather feel comfortable and feel beautiful, than to feel uncomfortable, but look fantastic.

Penny Marshall

BeautifulFeelUncomfortableLook

The reality is, is that we love competition, at Apple. We think it makes us all better. But we want people to invent their own stuff.

Tim Cook

LoveCompetitionPeopleThinkBetter

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