Chicago Is An October Sort Of City

The Hard Necessity Of Bringing The Judge On The Bench Down Into The Dock Has Been The Peculiar Responsibility Of The Writer In All Ages Of Man.

For The Masses Who Do The City's Labor Also Keep The City's Heart.

You Don't Write A Novel Out Of Sheer Pity Any More Than You Blow A Safe Out Of A Vague Longing To Be Rich. A Certain Ruthlessness And A Sense Of Alienation From Society Is As Essential To Creative Writing As It Is To Armed Robbery.

When We Get More Houses Than We Can Live In, More Cars Than We Can Ride In, More Food Than We Can Eat Ourselves, The Only Way Of Getting Richer Is By Cutting Off Those Who Don't Have Enough.

(chicago Is) The Only Major City In The Country Where You Can Easily Buy Your Way Out Of A Murder Rap.