One of the first things that helped me to understand certain things about writing was seeing 'The Iceman Cometh' in the Village when I was a kid, before I ever became a newspaperman, and realizing that the world I knew could also be the subject of some amazing stuff.

I think if you had to choose between running a tabloid and being president of the United States, of course you'd run the tabloid, especially in New York.

For those without money, the road to that treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library.

Pete Hamill Quotes