"Today there are a lot of novelists who……" — Pete Hamill

Today there are a lot of novelists who seem to be writing… - Pete Hamill

"Today there are a lot of novelists who seem to be writing to be reviewed, not read."

— Pete Hamill

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26 Quotes by Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill has 26 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

What libraries give you is all three tenses - the past tense - the present tense in which we live…
The library is a place where most of the things I came to value as an adult had their beginnings.
The only way to fight nostalgia is to listen to somebody else's nostalgia
In the end, the only thing the true New Yorker knows about New York is that it is unknowable.
The goal is to be both disciplined and loose, so that the writing does not turn into a task or…
The best newspapermen I know are those most thrilled by the daily pump of city room excitements; they long fondly…
The culture of drink endures because it offers so many rewards: confidence for the shy, clarity for the uncertain, solace…
Frank Sinatra was the voice of the 20th-century American city.
One thing is certain: for many of those who came back from WWII, the music of Frank Sinatra was no…
This is truly marvelous work full of mystery, nostalgia, joy, The Color of Whimsy.
It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major…
Writing is the hardest work in the world not involving heavy lifting.

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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