Ben hecht

A man nearly always loves for other reasons than he thinks. A lover is apt to be as full of secrets from himself as is the object of his love from him.

In moderating, not satisfying desires, lies peace.

Chicago is a sort of journalistic Yellowstone Park, offering haven to a last herd of fantastic bravos.

I have written a raucous valentine to a poet's dream and agony.

People's sex habits are as well known in Hollywood as their political opinions, and much less criticized.

Prejudice is a raft onto which the shipwrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.

In Hollywood, a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel.

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.