Who said "To be a writer, one must be willing to be misunderstood."?

This quote is attributed to Norman Mailer.

To be a writer, one must be willing to be misunderstood. - Norman Mailer

"To be a writer, one must be willing to be misunderstood."

Norman Mailer Literature

Novelist American 1923–2007

"The only thing a man has got in this world is his honor, and his word is his bond."

"Being bisexual doubles your chances of getting a date on Saturday night."

"One cannot advise a man to abandon his career, but sometimes a man must abandon his career."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."