Showing posts with label Norman Mailer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Norman Mailer. Show all posts

November 24, 2007

Advice to the lovelorn from Norman Mailer

"It struck me that everyone I knew, including myself, was always looking for love. 'Ah, if I could find love, it would solve my problems.' Some years ago, however, I found myself saying to my children, 'Don't go searching for love. Love is not a solution but a reward.' So long as you go searching for love directly, you will fail, because love is a grace and you don't pursue grace." (From On God: An Uncommon Conversation)

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