It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major war of this century. Pete Hamill americancenturymajor 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
I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. There they are, and they are beautiful. Pete Hamill beautifulbirdmean Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I could draw, and my ambition was to be a cartoonist. I wanted to draw comics. But I also liked newspaper comics. Pete Hamill ambitioncartoonistcomic Change image and share on social
There's no way that any tabloid can survive if it doesn't get women to read it. Pete Hamill readsurvivetabloid Change image and share on social
The Anarchists set off World War I with a gunshot in Sarajevo - but they faded away. It wasn't that the police drove them out of business. The ideology had nowhere to go except into permanent negativity. Pete Hamill anarchistbusinessdrive share on social
The odyssey is not going out and seeing the world: it's about trying to get home. It's home to the woman you love. Pete Hamill homeloveodyssey Change image and share on social
Sinatra slowly found a way to allow tenderness into the performance while remaining manly. He perfected the role of the Tender Tough Guy and passed it on to several generations of Americans. Before him, that archetype did not exist in American popular culture. Pete Hamill americanarchetypeculture share on social
Nothing surprises me, particularly men and their propensity to be fools. Pete Hamill foolmanpropensity Change image and share on social
My father did shape me. He didn't drive because he had one leg, and for years I never drove. I had no mobility. Pete Hamill drivefatherleg Change image and share on social
