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Quote of the Week: Ben Hecht

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"Yes, we are all lost and wandering in the thick mists. We have no destinations. The city is without outlines. And the drift of figures is a meaningless thing. Figures that are going nowhere and coming from nowhere. A swarm of supernumeraries who are not in the play. Who saunter, dash, scurry, hesitate in search of a part in the play."

Ben Hecht (1894—1964) was a reporter and columnist for the Chicago Daily Journal and the Chicago Daily News as well as a playwright, novelist, short story writer, and scriptwriter.

Bookmark and Share   Posted by TXM on October 30, 2009 10:28 AM | | Archived in Author Essays, Interviews, and Excerpts | Biography | Literature

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