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
When I was in the navy, I wanted to go to Paris and the Academie Julian. I never did. Mexico City took me instead. Pete Hamill academiecityjulian Change image and share on social
People become writers in the first place by those things that hurt you into art, as Yeats said it. Then they become separated from what started out affecting them. Journalism forces you to look at the world so you don't get cut off. Pete Hamill affectartcut 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
Usually, I work every day, seven days a week. When I go three days without writing, my body aches with anxiety; my mood is irritable. My night dreams grow wild with unconscious invention. Pete Hamill achanxietybody Change image and share on social
The replenishing thing that comes with a nap - you end up with two mornings in a day. Pete Hamill dayendmorning Change image and share on social
As a reporter, going around, you hear stories you can't prove, which means you can't put them in the newspaper. But they're good stories, and I would jot them down thinking maybe one day I could write that as a short story. Pete Hamill daygoodhear share on social
The spookiest thing I can remember about John Gotti is his eyes. Pete Hamill eyegottijohn Change image and share on social
For those without money, the road to that treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library. Pete Hamill beginhouseimagination Change image and share on social
