Across the years, in spite of everything I knew, my passion endured. Newspapers and magazines paid me to cover fights when I'd have paid my own way. Pete Hamill coverendurefight Change image and share on social
I always make a distinction between nostalgia and sentimentality. Nostalgia is genuine - you mourn things that actually happened. Pete Hamill distinctiongenuinehappen Change image and share on social
My father lost his leg in 1927 playing soccer. A kick broke his leg; gangrene set in. They sawed it off. So he didn't get what a lot of Irish immigrants got, which was a job on the Waterfront - he didn't get that. Pete Hamill breakfathergangrene share on social
Mick Jagger's fans bought records with their allowances. Sinatra's people bought them out of wages. Pete Hamill allowancebuyfan Change image and share on social
There are human beings who will be helped in understanding our times through the diaries of Edward Robb Ellis. Pete Hamill beingdiaryedward Change image and share on social
Sentimentality is a false sense of self. Pete Hamill falsesensesentimentality Change image and share on social
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. Pete Hamill choosepresidentrun Change image and share on social
There's no one New York. There's multiple New Yorks. Pete Hamill multipleyork Change image and share on social
If it's a beautiful day, I love taking walks. The walks are always aimless. Pete Hamill aimlessbeautifulday Change image and share on social
My parents were Belfast Catholics. Pete Hamill belfastcatholicparent Change image and share on social
