“What gunpowder did for war, the printing press has done for the mind.”

“How prudently most men creep into nameless graves, while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality.”

“When I want to find the vanguard of the people I look to the uneasy dreams of an aristocracy and find what they dread most.”

“Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.”

“Physical bravery is an animal instinct moral bravery is much higher and truer courage. ”

“We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.”

“The best fiction is far more true than any journalism.”

“We read the weird tales in newspapers to crowd out the even weirder stuff inside us.”

“I brought the newspaper close up to my eyes to get a better view of George Pollucci's face, spotlighted like a three-quarter moon against a vague background of brick and black sky. I felt he had so...”