“The sickness of our times for me has been just this damn thing that everything has been getting smaller and smaller and less and less important, that the romantic spirit has dried up, that there is no shame today. We're all getting so mean and small and petty and ridiculous, and we all live under the threat of extermination.”
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Mailer, N. (n.d.). The sickness of our times for me has been just this damn thing that everything has been getting smaller and smaller and less and less important, that the romantic spirit has dried up, that there is no shame today. We're all getting so mean and small and petty and ridiculous, and we all live under the threat of extermination. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/22224-the-sickness-of-our-times-for-me-has/
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Mailer, Norman. “The sickness of our times for me has been just this damn thing that everything has been getting smaller and smaller and less and less important, that the romantic spirit has dried up, that there is no shame today. We're all getting so mean and small and petty and ridiculous, and we all live under the threat of extermination.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/22224-the-sickness-of-our-times-for-me-has/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Mailer, Norman. “The sickness of our times for me has been just this damn thing that everything has been getting smaller and smaller and less and less important, that the romantic spirit has dried up, that there is no shame today. We're all getting so mean and small and petty and ridiculous, and we all live under the threat of extermination.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/22224-the-sickness-of-our-times-for-me-has/.