It was a Saturday morning when I found out that Normal Mailer had died at the age of 84. It was when I rummaged through my computer. I eventually turned it off, and decided not to open it up until the next morning. I consider Norman Mailer as my hero, and it's so sad that a lot of my heroes are gradually leaving us behind.
I admit that there are many issues that the both of us didn't agree on, but it doesn't matter anymore. He was one of those very few people, who would fearlessly write on what they believed in.
The rest of my Saturday was spent trying to reminisce on the good things Norman had done. I could still remember the first book he published in 1948, which was entitled The Naked and the Dead. I read it when I was still 16. It was in the year 1969.
From that certain instance, I have read almost everything he had published, and if there was anything about him on the television, I would always watch. I think he never failed to make things interesting. I guess people who write, and people who appear frequently on TV could never match up Norman Mailer's interesting personality.
It was on Charlie Rose when I last saw him. There was also another show wherein he appeared, but then, I couldn't remember what was it called. As for Norman Mailer by that time, he had hard hearing, but was amazingly full of high spirits. It's rather disappointing that the shows didn't spare him too much time to appear on air.
I forgave his politics a long time ago. The difference between Norman and many other liberals was that he really believed in his ideas. He was just as likely to call a Democrat on the carpet as a Republican.
Norman, just like any other famous personality, also became a subject among publications and critics. But he didn't care, and they just continued on writing and criticizing him.
I enjoyed Norman Mailer's last masterpiece entitled The Castle in the Forest, it was even rumoured that he was planning to work on a trilogy on Hitler.
When I heard that on Charlie Rose I was excited.
It was disappointing to hear he had died. There would be no trilogy, and another one of my heroes had just passed away.
I felt better by the next day. But still, I couldn't forget the fact that Norman was just one of the few who would stand for people's rights to defend themselves. I'm sure Norman knew about the weasels in his party. The vast shadow that hid them was not enough to keep Norman Mailer blind. He knew all along that they had no courage at all.
He knew because he had the guts to put himself on the line all the time, whenever he was writing or speaking.
Norman Mailer was a real man, and a brave one, too.
Heaven is probably a better place than it ever was before. With Norman Mailer around, dialogue would even become even better.
So, I guess, if God needs somebody to keep Him on his toes, Norman Mailer would be up for the job. - 16035
I admit that there are many issues that the both of us didn't agree on, but it doesn't matter anymore. He was one of those very few people, who would fearlessly write on what they believed in.
The rest of my Saturday was spent trying to reminisce on the good things Norman had done. I could still remember the first book he published in 1948, which was entitled The Naked and the Dead. I read it when I was still 16. It was in the year 1969.
From that certain instance, I have read almost everything he had published, and if there was anything about him on the television, I would always watch. I think he never failed to make things interesting. I guess people who write, and people who appear frequently on TV could never match up Norman Mailer's interesting personality.
It was on Charlie Rose when I last saw him. There was also another show wherein he appeared, but then, I couldn't remember what was it called. As for Norman Mailer by that time, he had hard hearing, but was amazingly full of high spirits. It's rather disappointing that the shows didn't spare him too much time to appear on air.
I forgave his politics a long time ago. The difference between Norman and many other liberals was that he really believed in his ideas. He was just as likely to call a Democrat on the carpet as a Republican.
Norman, just like any other famous personality, also became a subject among publications and critics. But he didn't care, and they just continued on writing and criticizing him.
I enjoyed Norman Mailer's last masterpiece entitled The Castle in the Forest, it was even rumoured that he was planning to work on a trilogy on Hitler.
When I heard that on Charlie Rose I was excited.
It was disappointing to hear he had died. There would be no trilogy, and another one of my heroes had just passed away.
I felt better by the next day. But still, I couldn't forget the fact that Norman was just one of the few who would stand for people's rights to defend themselves. I'm sure Norman knew about the weasels in his party. The vast shadow that hid them was not enough to keep Norman Mailer blind. He knew all along that they had no courage at all.
He knew because he had the guts to put himself on the line all the time, whenever he was writing or speaking.
Norman Mailer was a real man, and a brave one, too.
Heaven is probably a better place than it ever was before. With Norman Mailer around, dialogue would even become even better.
So, I guess, if God needs somebody to keep Him on his toes, Norman Mailer would be up for the job. - 16035
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