| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 37509 |
| QUOTATION: | Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Norman Mailer (b. 1923), U.S. author. repr. In Conversations with Norman Mailer, ed. J. Michael Lennon (1988). Mr. Mailer Interviews Himself, New York Times Book Review (Sept. 17, 1965). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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