02.28.08
Readers and Writers (Ben Hecht)
“Readers are
much odder tribes than writers. They are much more fretful and
egotistic.
The vainest of writers will often pause and ponder whether
he knows anything about writing. No such humble moments afflict a
reader. The reader knows everything - that is, about writing. A reader
is a critic with a very fine and important job - to please himself. It
is, however, his job, not mine.” ~Ben Hecht~
Bullseye much?
The Collected Stories of Ben Hecht. This fifty-peso hardbound book has been slumbering on my shelf for
several years already and somehow I had forgotten about it. Noticing
Ben Hecht’s name on my birthday book today caused me to take another
look at the pale blue cover with the author’s signature in gold. Of
course, that action led to another and before I knew it, I was immersed
in his truthful fictions. I wonder why I neglected this before.
Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 New York – April 18, 1964 New York), was a
Broadway playwright and prolific Hollywood screenwriter, even though he
professed disdain for the motion picture industry. He was nominated six
times for the Academy Award, winning twice, in 1929 and in 1936.
Hmm… would he have joined the strike? hehe =)
