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Love is a hole in the heart.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Heart Hole Love Love Is

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

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Criticized Habits Hollywood Known Less Much Opinions People Political Sex Well Well Known

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

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Agony Dream Poet Valentine Written

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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.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Always Apt Full He Him Himself His Love Lover Loves Man Nearly Object Other Reasons Secrets Than Thinks

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

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Actively Any Brothel Employed Hollywood Name Thirty Who Woman

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In moderating, not satisfying desires, lies peace.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Desires Lies Peace Satisfying

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

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Brain Hollywood Jacket Off Put Sports Take Writer

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The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Art Art World Both Cater Elite Masses Rule World You

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Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Double Effort Game Held Hollywood Lure Me Money More Required Sums Than Tremendous Work

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

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Doin First Follow Gotta Keep Law Only Trouble You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: February 28th, 1894

Died: April 18th, 1964

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