Fire Whitman

Famous quotes containing the words fire and/or whitman:

“Hm, the beacon of the press. In the hell to which all journalists must descend when they die, Mr. Wiggam, we shall sit at red hot desks with quills of fire in our hand and spend eternity on eternity writing about the salubrious weather of that region. Let us serve our apprenticeship here thoroughly and intelligently.”
—Ben Hecht (1893–1964)

“And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)