"Part of the oncoming demise (of New York……" — Norman Mailer
"Part of the oncoming demise (of New York during its terrible fiscal crisis) is that none of us can simply believe it. We were always the best and the strongest of cities, and our people were vital to the teeth. Knock them down eight times and they would get up with that look in the eye which suggests the fight has barely begun."
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Norman Mailer
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160 Quotes by Norman Mailer
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