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Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it.
Norman Mailer
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Norman Mailer
Age: 84 †
Born: 1923
Born: January 31
Died: 2007
Died: November 10
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So the blind will lead the blind, and the deaf shout warnings to one another until their voices are lost.
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We have an absolute right in a democracy to argue about a war.
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