You're contending with a genius, D.J. is his name, only Ame… - Norman Mailer

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You're contending with a genius, D.J. is his name, only American alive who could outtalk Cassius Clay, that's lip.

Norman Mailer

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About Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer (31 January 1923 – 10 November 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and film director who is considered to have been innovator of creative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism.

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Pen Names: Andreas Wilson

Birth Name: Norman Kingsley Mailer

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Booze, pot, too much sex, failure in one's private life, too much attrition, too much recognition, too little recognition. Nearly everything in the scheme of things works to dull a first-rate talent. But the worst probably is cowardice.

What enables devils to survive is that we are wise enough to understand that there are no answers — there are only questions.

The only true journey of knowledge is from the depth of one being to the heart of another.

You're contending with a genius, D.J. is his name, only American alive who could outtalk Cassius Clay, that's lip. - Norman Mailer

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