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 '''Grobel''': Are you usually aware when you’re doing wrong?
-'''Mailer''': No. Wrong is often a matter of context. As that great remarker Sherwood Anderson said, ‘There is the truth of passion, the truth of virginity, the truth of violence, the truth of gentleness...’ he goes on to list all the truths there are. There’s a moment in one’s life when it’s right to be one thing or another. But you have to get into the nature of authenticity, which is a complex philosophical matter. There’s no way to go near these questions without diving deep into philosophy.
+'''Mailer''': No. Wrong is often a matter of context. As that great remarker [[w:Sherwood Anderson|Sherwood Anderson]] said, “There is the truth of passion, the truth of virginity, the truth of violence, the truth of gentleness...” he goes on to list all the truths there are. There’s a moment in one’s life when it’s right to be one thing or another. But you have to get into the nature of authenticity, which is a complex philosophical matter. There’s no way to go near these questions without diving deep into philosophy.
 '''Grobel''': Another thing you’ve said is that you’re so rarely true to your own code that it’s hard to maintain self-respect. What is that code?