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> [“People read what news they wanted to and each accordingly built his own rathouse of history's rags and straws.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pynchon/people-read-what-news-they-wanted-to-and-each-accordingly-built-his/)

[Thomas Pynchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pynchon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/thomas-pynchon-533_history_people-read-what-news-they-wanted-to-and_20904.jpg)

> [The paramedic called the press and sold me like a loaf of bread. This was news, and he wanted to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-sheen/the-paramedic-called-the-press-and-sold-me-like-a-loaf-of-bread-this/)

[Charlie Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-sheen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/charlie-sheen-1569_bread_the-paramedic-called-the-press-and-sold_383104.jpg)

> [Peter Jennings was the James Bond of evening news, and I always wanted to be that. His evening news was really a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-muir/peter-jennings-was-the-james-bond-of-evening-news-and-i-always-wanted/)

[David Muir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-muir/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/david-muir-17287_america_peter-jennings-was-the-james-bond-of-eve_895807.jpg)

> [Victor Saville was bad news because he wanted money just to do one big picture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-spillane/victor-saville-was-bad-news-because-he-wanted-money-just-to-do-one/)

[Mickey Spillane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-spillane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99d/mickey-spillane-13884_bad_victor-saville-was-bad-news-because-he-w_2736238.jpg)

> [It was as if the news itself wanted to reassure me. Even Jack the Ripper himself had reappeared as part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-johnson/it-was-as-if-the-news-itself-wanted-to-reassure-me-even-jack-the/)

[Maureen Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01e/maureen-johnson-1282_committees_it-was-as-if-the-news-itself-wanted-to-r_2780221.png)

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