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Agnes Varnum is a freelance writer, film programmer and communications manager for the Austin Film Society. She is the primary contributor to doc it out and Tribeca Film Institute's Resources.

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RIP Norman Mailer

November 12th, 2007 • Related Posts • Tags

Dance as though no one is watching you,
Love as though you have never been hurt before,
Sing as though no one can hear you,
Live as though heaven is on earth.
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The Life of Norman Mailer
And if you’ve never read “Armies of the Night,” to please do yourself a favor. It is at once about what is best and worst in America.

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  1. Comment by Mark Schoneveld on 13 November 2007:

    I believe that’s a quote attributed to Mark Twain… Sad about Norman Mailer. I read “Armies of the Night” a long time ago, but I remember it well. He was one awesome writer.