The reporter wrote with the hope that he would get a by-line in the Times, a testimony to his being alive on that day and all the tomorrows of microfilm.

Quote by Gay Talese

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I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I...

I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I...

The reporter wrote with the hope that he would get a by-line in the Times,...

The reporter wrote with the hope that he would get a by-line in the Times,...

With all of the qualities of the scene-setting, the dialogue, the place and time and...

With all of the qualities of the scene-setting, the dialogue, the place and time and...

Better that you should take the chance of trying something that is close to your...

Better that you should take the chance of trying something that is close to your...

Thirteen years I took on this last book.

Thirteen years I took on this last book.

Even after they had stopped modeling for Playboy and had settled down with other men...

Even after they had stopped modeling for Playboy and had settled down with other men...

News, if unreported, has no impact. It might as well have not happened at all.

News, if unreported, has no impact. It might as well have not happened at all.

Restaurants are a wonderful escape for me. And are for a lot of people.

Restaurants are a wonderful escape for me. And are for a lot of people.

People go to restaurants for so many different reasons. To court a girl, to make...

People go to restaurants for so many different reasons. To court a girl, to make...

I could come up with 50 stories that I am thinking about.

I could come up with 50 stories that I am thinking about.

Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in...

Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in...

For example, many colleges in their writing programs teach some of my work.

For example, many colleges in their writing programs teach some of my work.

The real problem is what to do with the problem-solvers after the problems are solved.

The real problem is what to do with the problem-solvers after the problems are solved.

Yes there is a little group of soccer aficionados, but I am not one of...

Yes there is a little group of soccer aficionados, but I am not one of...

I am writing about people who are alive in the city of New York during...

I am writing about people who are alive in the city of New York during...