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Norman O. Brown was an American writer born on September 25, 1913, and died on October 2, 2002. His works primarily explored human psychology, religion, and mythology, and had a profound impact on 20th-century culture and thought.

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Famous Norman O. Brown Quotes

“To love is to transform; to be a poet.”

Love Love Is Poet

Book:Apocalypse and/or Metamorphosis

Source: Apocalypse and/or Metamorphosis

“In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known - that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness.”

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Book:Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History

Source: Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History

About the Author

Born: September 25, 1913
Died: October 2, 2002
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 24

Books & Sources

Love's Body, Reissue of 1966 editionRelated source material

Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of HistoryRelated source material

Love's BodyRelated source material

Apocalypse and/or MetamorphosisRelated source material

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