Ben Hecht

Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time read more

Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they read more

I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.

Whoever controls the media--the images--controls the culture.

Whoever controls the media--the images--controls the culture.

Love is a hole in the heart.

Love is a hole in the heart.