As a master of graphic creation, as teacher, historian, and roving ambassador of comics, Jerry Robinson has ensured that future generations of talented kids will continue to imagine and then put marks on paper. Pete Hamill ambassadorcomiccontinue 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
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, the fortunes, the football players and the murders are all bigger than anywhere else. Pete Hamill bigcountrydiamond 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
I don't think enough journalists read enough - literature, history. You've got to keep reading all through your career. Pete Hamill careerhavehistory Change image and share on social
You've got to have something in your life you don't sell to others. Pete Hamill havelifesell Change image and share on social
Leon Uris is a storyteller, in a direct line from those men who sat around fires in the days before history and made the tribe more human. Pete Hamill daydirectfire 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 background of any artist is shaped by the first 15 years of his or her life. Pete Hamill artistbackgroundlife Change image and share on social
For years, the defenders of television have argued that the networks are only giving the people what they want. That might be true. But so is the Medellin cartel. Pete Hamill arguecarteldefender Change image and share on social