I believe in New Yorkers. Whether they've ever questioned the dream in which they live, I wouldn't know, because I won't ever dare ask that question.
Dylan ThomasTag: new-york-city
That's how quickly New York City comes about - like a weather wane - or the head of a cobra. Time tells which.
Amor TowlesTag: new-york-city nyc
Most New Yorkers spent their lives somewhere between the fruit cart and the fifth floor. To see the city from a few hundred feet above the riffraff was pretty celestial. We gave the moment its due.
Amor TowlesTag: new-york-city immigrants socialites
The pulse of New York City can be found on the bent elbows of the patrons in Pete's Tavern.
Mickey WyteTag: new-york-city hard-boiled booze mystery-novels
But it wasn't the right season to lift off. Not yet. I sat in my apartment and looked out over the city, and I just didn't feel any passion to write about the place. I didn't give a damn about local politics; I wasn't moved by the issues. I missed home. And I was frustrated by people who actually thought the world was a centre and that centre was here. ‘The world's a sphere, everyone,’ I wanted to say. ‘The centre of a sphere doesn't lie on its surface. Look up the word 'superficial', when you have a chance.
Mohsin HamidTag: passion writing new-york-city superficiality surfaces homesick sphere
London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off, and it must hurry to meet it.
Dorothy ParkerTag: optimism contentment home new-york-city hometown new-yorker
To people from 'Brooklyn-Brooklyn' North Brooklyn is really just South Queens.
Dallas AthentTag: new-york new-york-city brooklyn queens nyc
Never mind gas masks and fallout shelters in the event of biological warfare. Many New Yorkers move from place to place equipped with the essentials of vermin assault weaponry: mouse traps, roach spray, and sticky tapes. In some neighborhoods, it’s a must.
Isabel LopezTag: funny new-york new-york-city
New York lesson 1 - never look lost. Lesson 2 - forget hallowed silences. It's the right of all Americans to talk at the tops of their voices.
Alison FellTag: new-york-city americans loud-voices
We played this game from the west village to the upper east side til around midnight when the Chrysler building was far behind us and we weren’t sure if we were in love anymore.
Darnell Lamont WalkerTag: love new-york-city
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