Famous quotes containing the word hecht:
“Newspapermen are either drunkards or idealists, Miss Rutledge. Im afraid Im both. But however soiled his hands, the journalist goes staggering through life with a beacon raised.”
—Ben Hecht (18931964)
“Loves the only thing Ive thought of or read about since I was knee-high. Thats what I always dreamed of, of meeting somebody and falling in love. And when that remarkable thing happened, I was going to recite poetry to her for hours about how her hearts an angels wing and her hair the strings of a heavenly harp. Instead I got drunk and hollered at her and called her a harpy.”
—Ben Hecht (18931964)
“There they are at last, Miss Rutledge. The will-o-the-wisps with plagues of fortune. San Francisco, the latest newborn of a great republic.”
—Ben Hecht (18931964)