All Pete Hamill Quotes
- What libraries give you is all three tenses - the past tense - the present tense in which we live and the future that we… Across
- The library is a place where most of the things I came to value as an adult had their beginnings. Adult
- The only way to fight nostalgia is to listen to somebody else's nostalgia Fight
- In the end, the only thing the true New Yorker knows about New York is that it is unknowable. End
- The goal is to be both disciplined and loose, so that the writing does not turn into a task or a chore. To leave myself… Along
- The best newspapermen I know are those most thrilled by the daily pump of city room excitements; they long fondly for a good murder; they… Assassinations
- The culture of drink endures because it offers so many rewards: confidence for the shy, clarity for the uncertain, solace to the wounded and lonely,… All
- Frank Sinatra was the voice of the 20th-century American city. American
- One thing is certain: for many of those who came back from WWII, the music of Frank Sinatra was no consolation for their losses. Some… Adolescence
- This is truly marvelous work full of mystery, nostalgia, joy, The Color of Whimsy. Color
- It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major war of this century. American
- Writing is the hardest work in the world not involving heavy lifting. Hardest
- There is a growing feeling that perhaps Texas is really another country, a place where the skies, the disasters, the diamonds, the politicians, the women,… All
- For those without money, the road to the treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library. Begins
- Say what you will about him Ed Koch is still the best show in town. Best
- They all laughed. I drew their pictures and they asked for copies and I handed them out as if they were my tickets to the… All
- There is something elegantly sinister about the Rolling Stones. They sit before you at a press conference like five unfolding switchblades; their faces set in… All
- Today there are a lot of novelists who seem to be writing to be reviewed, not read. Inspirational
- I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are,… Ask
- He tried to imagine the sound of the color red. Color
- There are 10,000 books in my library, and it will keep growing until I die. This has exasperated my daughters, amused my friends and baffled… Accountant
- Human beings want to know too much abut each other, and that's why there are so many lies. Abut
- Just like that. Gone forever. They will not grow old together. They will never live on a beach by the sea, their hair turned white,… Ambition
- Don't tell me about the world. Not today. It's springtime and they're knocking baseball around fields where the grass is damp and green in the… Ball
- More than anything, it's a game of innocence. Politicians may come and go, but they always get booed at the ballpark. Always Get