Hecht

Famous quotes containing the word hecht:

    “In the court of the movie Owner, none criticized, none doubted. And none dared speak of art. In the Owner’s mind art was a synonym for bankruptcy.... The movie Owners are the only troupe in the history of entertainment that has never been seduced by the adventure of the entertainment world.”
    —Ben Hecht (1893–1964)

    “an endless wind
    Whips at the headstones of the dead and wails
    In the trees for all who have and have not sinned.”
    —Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)

    “No prayers or incense rose up in those hours
    Which grew to be years, and every day came mute
    Ghosts from the ovens, sitting through crisp air,
    And settled upon his eyes in a black soot.”
    —Anthony Hecht (b. 1923)