Travel at least erodes some of the narrowness that exists in each of us. Pete Hamill erodeexistnarrowness Change image and share on social
When I was in the navy, I wanted to go to Paris and the Academie Julian. I never did. Mexico City took me instead. Pete Hamill academiecityjulian Change image and share on social
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. Pete Hamill amazecomethhelp share on social
Boxing is one of those leftovers from a more primitive past that should be finished off and killed. I don't love it anymore. Pete Hamill anymoreboxfinish Change image and share on social
Vietnam should have taught us that nationalism, with its engines of independence and self-determination, is a more powerful force by far than Marxism and must be understood and respected. Pete Hamill determinationengineforce Change image and share on social
Vietnam should have taught us that mindless anti-Communism is not a cause worth killing or dying for in a world in which Communism is hardly a monolithic force. Pete Hamill anticommunismdie Change image and share on social
Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a newspaperman originally in Colombia. He talked about - and I agree - how everybody has a public life, a private life, and a secret life. Pete Hamill agreecolombiagabriel Change image and share on social
Usually, I work every day, seven days a week. When I go three days without writing, my body aches with anxiety; my mood is irritable. My night dreams grow wild with unconscious invention. Pete Hamill achanxietybody Change image and share on social
Viewers can't work or play while watching television; they can't read; they can't be out on the streets, falling in love with the wrong people, learning how to quarrel and compromise with other human beings. In short, they are asocial. Pete Hamill asocialbeingcompromise share on social
Journalism is a team sport. Writing novels is golf: it's you and the ball. Pete Hamill ballgolfjournalism Change image and share on social
