Norman Mailer

"It's not the sentiments of men which make history but their actions."

"Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most."

"There are four stages in a marriage. First there's the affair, then the marriage, then children and finally the fourth stage, without which you cannot know a woman, the divorce."

"The highest prize in a world of men is the most beautiful woman available on your arm and living there in her heart loyal to you."

"In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent."