To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and those who edit and read it are old women over their tea.

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and those who edit and read it are old women over their tea.
Henry David Thoreau

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and those who edit and read it are old women over their tea. Henry David Thoreau