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What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil.
Norman Mailer
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"What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil."
— Norman Mailer

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What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil. — Norman Mailer

About Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer was a Novelist from United States (1923–2007).

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This quote is attributed to Norman Mailer, a Novelist from United States.
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Norman Mailer lived from 1923 – 2007.