Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Tough Guys Don't Quit

On The Castle in the Forest: "if we can believe that God or Gabriel was present at the conception of Jesus, then… the Devil was present at the conception of Hitler." Ends: "I feel more sane than I've ever felt in my life."

On The Castle in the Forest: “if we can believe that God or Gabriel was present at the conception of Jesus, then… the Devil was present at the conception of Hitler.” Ends: “I feel more sane than I’ve ever felt in my life.”

First published: 2007-01-19
Form: article-interview
Lennon & Lennon: 07.6
Cite as: /works/2007-01-19-tough-guys-dont-quit
Last updated: 2026-06-08