Why do we need all this reaffirmation? It's as if we're a three hundred pound man who's seven feet tall, superbly shaped, absolutely powerful, and every three minutes he's got to reaffirm the fact that his arm pits have a wonderful odor.
With sophomoric metaphores like this its no wonder Mailer hasn't been able to sell a new book in 30 years.
12 posted on 09/06/2002 12:47:15 PM PDT by skeeter
'Why do we need all this reaffirmation? It's as if we're a three hundred pound man who's seven feet tall, superbly shaped, absolutely powerful, and every three minutes he's got to reaffirm the fact that his arm pits have a wonderful odor.'