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Norman Mailer

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Total quotes: 2

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Norman Mailer

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Birthday: January 31, 1923

Death: November 10, 2007

Educated At: University Of Paris, Harvard University

Manner of Death: Natural Causes

Nationality: United States Of America

Occupations: Essayist, Journalist, Historian, Playwright, Film Director

Religion: Judaism

Spouse: Adele Morales, Jeanne Campbell, Norris Church Mailer

Total quotes: 2

“One thing I’ve learned in all these years is not to make love when you really don’t feel it; there’s probably nothing worse you can do to yourself than that.”

— Norman Mailer, A quote by Norman Mailer

Tagged: Love, insincerity, Faking love, learnings

“Over the years, I’ve found one rule. It is the only one I give on those occasions when I talk about writing. A simple rule. If you tell yourself you are going to be at your desk tomorrow, you are by that declaration asking your unconscious to prepare the material. You are, in effect, contracting to pick up such valuables at a given time. Count on me, you are saying to a few forces below: I will be there to write.”

— Norman Mailer, The Spooky Art: Some Thoughts on Writing

Tagged: Writer's Block, Advice, Writing, Art, Creativity, Values, Rules

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