“The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between the magnificent skyscrapers one feels the presence on the fringe of a howling, raging mob, a mob with empty bellies, a mob unshaven and in rags.”
Henry Miller
“I am a NEW YORKER which means i work full time and live my life part time”
Kenneth waters Jr
“If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi”
Andre Maurois
“New York's such a wonderful city. Although I was at the library today. The guys are very rude. I said, "I'd like a card." He says, "You have to prove you're a citizen of New York." So I stabbed him.”
Emo Philips
“Are there women in New York who are just there to make us feel bad about ourselves?”
Sarah Jessica Parker
“When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.”
Fran Lebowitz
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years”
Thomas Wolfe
