Of Time and the Rebel
A Time summary article that gathers Mailer's remarks to Mike Wallace on television two days after the stabbing, including his much-quoted line on the knife as "his sword — his manhood."
“Of Time and the Rebel.” Article by an unidentified writer. Time, 5 December 1960, 16–17.
The piece includes comments Mailer made to Mike Wallace on Wallace’s TV program two days after the stabbing: “The knife to a juvenile delinquent is very meaningful. You see. It’s his sword — his manhood”.