What no wife of a writer understands is that a writer is working when he's staring out the window.

Quote by Burton Rascoe

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What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working...

What no wife of a writer can ever understand is that a writer is working...

A news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what...

A news sense is really a sense of what is important, what is vital, what...

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the...

I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

[Ken] Kesey practices what has come to be known as gonzo journalism. The reporter, often...

[Ken] Kesey practices what has come to be known as gonzo journalism. The reporter, often...

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor...

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor...

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

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...

The meat-and-potatoes work of world journalism is performed by the wire service reporters.

The meat-and-potatoes work of world journalism is performed by the wire service reporters.

Journalism is the ability to meet the challenge of filling space.

Journalism is the ability to meet the challenge of filling space.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live...

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live...

The news is staged, anticipated, reported, analyzed until all interest is wrung from it and...

The news is staged, anticipated, reported, analyzed until all interest is wrung from it and...

Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it.

Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it.

There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the...

There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the...

There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is...

There is a huge difference between journalism and advertising. Journalism aspires to truth. Advertising is...

Journalists cover words and delude themselves into thinking they have committed journalism.

Journalists cover words and delude themselves into thinking they have committed journalism.

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of...

Be careful. Journalism is more addictive than crack cocaine. Your life can get out of...

Journalism is organized gossip.

Journalism is organized gossip.

There can be no press freedom when journalists exist in conditions of corruption, poverty and...

There can be no press freedom when journalists exist in conditions of corruption, poverty and...