In the newspaper business, I was in the last generation before the arrival of the personnel manager. You were hired by editors - and editors who would take a chance on what they perceived to be talent and not hire a resume. Pete Hamill arrivalbusinesschance share on social
Part of my head will always be in the years after World War II - the five years before Korea started. Pete Hamill headkoreapart 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
Writing is so entwined with my being that I can't imagine a life without it. Pete Hamill entwineimaginelife Change image and share on social
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
If you're the oldest in a large family, you tend to do everything yourself, particularly if you are the first American. You begin a habit or pattern that makes it easy to reject other help. Pete Hamill americanbegineasy 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
Ezra Pound was a crackpot on social and political issues, but he knew what he was talking about in matters of the written language. Pete Hamill crackpotezraissue 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
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
