“The reporter wrote with the hope that he would get a by-line in the Times, a testimony to his being alive on that day and all the tomorrows of microfilm” LinesAliveTomorrowReportersTestimony Book:The Kingdom and the Power: Behind the Scenes at The New York Times: The Institution That Influences the World Source: The Kingdom and the Power: Behind the Scenes at The New York Times: The Institution That Influences the World
“I am writing about people who are alive in the city of New York during mid-20th-century America. And these people are like a character in a play or they are figures in a short story or a novel.” PeopleWritingPlayCharacterStoriesAmericaCitiesNovelAliveCenturyFiguresNew YorkShort Story20th Century Author:Gay Talese
“People dress up for funerals. Why not dress up to celebrate that you’re alive?” PeopleAliveDressesCelebrateWhy NotFuneral Author:Gay Talese
