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.
About Pete Hamill
William Peter Hamillwas an American journalist, novelist, essayist and editor. During his career as a New York City journalist, he was described as “the author of columns that sought to capture the particular flavors of New York City’s politics and sports and the particular pathos of its crime.” Hamill was a columnist and editor for the New York Post and the New York Daily News.
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He steps on stage and draws the sword of rhetoric, and when he is through, someone is lying wounded and thousands of others are either angry or consoled.
American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (1935-2020)
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.
American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (1935-2020)
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.
American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (1935-2020)
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.
American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (1935-2020)
Say what you will about him Ed Koch is still the best show in town.
American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (1935-2020)