The Irish fought the Italians until they started marrying them. And then they both fought the Jews until they started marrying them. Pete Hamill fightirishitalian Change image and share on social
I like to say that journalism is the graduate school from which you never graduate. Pete Hamill graduatejournalismschool Change image and share on social
One thing I learned working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was to be on time. If the day begins at 8 A.M., be there early, get there, punch the time clock; don't just stand there like an oaf. Pete Hamill beginbrooklynclock Change image and share on social
The Mafia exists in the American imagination because we want it to exist. Pete Hamill americanexistimagination Change image and share on social
It's easy to be a tough guy when no one's going to come knocking on your door. Pete Hamill dooreasyguy Change image and share on social
Say what you will about him Ed Koch is still the best show in town. Pete Hamill kochshowtown Change image and share on social
The spookiest thing I can remember about John Gotti is his eyes. Pete Hamill eyegottijohn Change image and share on social
I've lived in other cities - Rome, Dublin, Mexico City - but I was born in New York City, and I always lived in those other places as a New Yorker. Pete Hamill bearcitydublin Change image and share on social
