Out of the thousand writers huffing and puffing through movieland there are scarcely fifty men and women of … - Ben Hecht

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Some people try to tell me that science will never answer the big questions we have in life. To them I say: baloney! The real problem is your questions aren't big enough.

Ben Hecht

Out of the thousand writers huffing and puffing through movieland there are scarcely fifty men and women of wit or talent. The rest of the fraternity is deadwood. Yet, in a curious way, there is not much difference between the product of a good writer and a bad one. They both have to toe the same mark.

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The honors Hollywood has for the writer are as dubious as tissue-paper cuff links.

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