Mailer on Prayer

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Prayer. Of all the lofty practices, it is the most abused. Church professionals lead the scurry crew who profit from pushing prayer.

From a Proust Questionnaire answered by Norman Mailer in Vanity Fair. Thanks for the links, Ray. Here’s another (I can’t resist):

Which living person do you most despise?
Well, it used to be Ronald Reagan. He was the most ignorant president we ever had. Now George W. has appropriated his seat.

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