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| Norman Mailer: Works and Days |
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| Frontmatter |
| Preface • Lennon Introduction • Lucas Introduction • Acknowledgments and Appreciations |
| Bibliographies |
| First Editions • Key Texts • Bibliographies • Biographies • Criticism • Cultural Backgrounds |
| Works |
| Works Index • NM’s Introductions • The Big Bite • Mailer for Mayor • Abbott Affair |
| Days |
| Days Index • Important Dates |
| Index |
| Index of Names • Works Categories • Days Categories |
 Books •  Projects |
“‘Yes, I Misbehaved Sometimes.’” Article-interview by Zoe Heller, Daily Telegraph, 3 March, 19. Omnibus piece that focuses mainly on Mailer’s feeling toward women. Asked about his negative comments about women writers in Advertisements for Myself (59.13), Mailer replies:
| “ | Look, I got carried away. I didn’t edit myself as carefully as I do these days. I happened to grow up in a family with a lot of wonderful adoring women—a marvelous strong mother and a lot of terrific aunts. So I took it for granted that I could say anything I wanted about women because they knew I loved them. | ” |
He also speaks of his ambition: “My theory of writing books has always been that it’s better to try for something big and fail than not to try at all.”
