They're a symbol of the whole town, pretending to fight, love, weep and laugh all the time - and they're phonies, all of them. And I head the list...their phony hearts were dripping with the milk of human kindness.
Ben HechtCriticism can never instruct or benefit you. Its chief effect is that of a telegram with dubious news. Praise leaves no glow behind, for it is a writer's habit to remember nothing good of himself. I have usually forgotten those who have admired my work, and seldom anyone who disliked it. Obviously, this is because praise is never enough and censure always too much.
Ben HechtThe rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both.
Ben HechtThat God has managed to survive the inanities of the religions that do Him homage is truly a miraculous proof of His existence.
Ben Hecht