Painterly rolled newspaper beside a magnifying glass, dark ink bottle and writing implements.

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Charles Foster Kane

I think it would be fun to run a newspaper.

— Citizen Kane • 1941

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Our interpretation.

Kane says running a newspaper would be fun, as if it were a game. The casual tone makes a huge undertaking sound like a new hobby. There's breezy, almost playful confidence in wanting to try it.

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