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“The sickness of our times for me has been just this damn thing that everything has been getting smaller and smaller and less and less important, that the romantic spirit has dried up, that there is no shame today. We're all getting so mean and small and petty and ridiculous, and we all live under the threat of extermination.”

Book:Conversations with Norman Mailer

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Conversations with Norman Mailer

This book features in-depth conversations with Norman Mailer, delving into his thoughts on writing, life, and the literary world. more

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Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, and essayist renowned for his daring and innovative writing. His works frequently examined the human condition, focusing on the roles of power and violence in society. Mailer's most celebrated novel, 'The Naked and the Dead', was published in 1948 and is regarded as a classic of American literature. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel 'The Armies of the Night' in 1968. Mailer's writing style was marked by its vivid descriptions and his readiness to address controversial subjects. more

“The Barry Goldwater movement excited the depths because the apocalypse was brought more near, and like millions of other whites, I had been leading a life which was a trifle too pointless and a trifle too full of guilt and my gullet was close to nausea with the empty promises of an empty liberal center.”

Millions Movement Promise Empty Guilt Depth Excited Apocalypse Conservatism Pointless Trifles Nausea Empty Promises

Author:Norman Mailer

“The sense of a long last night over civilization is back again; it has perhaps not been here so intensely in thirty years, not since the Nazis were prospering, but it is coming back.”

Years Long Lasts Night Civilization Thirty Nazi Coming Back Last Night Thirty Years Back Again Prospering

Book:Cannibals and Christians

Source: Cannibals and Christians

“There are things in American culture that want to wipe the class distinction. Blue jeans. Ready-made clothes. Coca-Cola.”

Want Made America Culture Class Ready Clothes Blue Distinction Jeans American Culture Wipe Coca Cola Blue Jeans Class Distinction

Author:Leslie Fiedler

“In every death is a celebration; in every ecstasy, one little death.”

Littles Death Ecstasy Celebration