It was almost as if there were no peace unless one could fight well, kill well (if always with honor), love well and love many. ... It was as if the message in the labyrinth of the genes would insist that violence was locked with creativity, and adventure was the secret of love. (Norman Mailer)

It was almost as if there were no peace unless one could fight well, kill well (if always with honor), love well and love many. ... It was as if the message in the labyrinth of the genes would insist that violence was locked with creativity, and adventure was the secret of love.

Norman Mailer

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