Ah, New York. The city of all cities -- a playground for the
rich, famous, and utterly destitute.
In honor of our mighty urban epicenter, here’s a list of
some choice New York City quotes by the literary geniuses who’ve previously
inhabited these very streets. They too have tasted that ubiquitous
juxtaposition of complete satisfaction and constant unrest… which, by the way,
just so happens to keep this city thrilling.
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“And New York is the most beautiful city in the world? It is
not far from it. No urban night is like the night there... Squares after
squares of flame, set up and cut into the aether. Here is our poetry, for we
have pulled down the stars to our will.”
-- Ezra Pound
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as
much in five minutes as in five years.”
-- Tom Wolfe
“When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean
the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.”
-- Fran Lebowitz
“There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New
York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and
accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is
the New York of the commuter — the city that is devoured by locusts each day
and spat out each night. Third, there is the New York of the person who was
born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something.
...Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives
give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion. ”
-- E.B. White, Here Is New York
“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for
the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the
world.”
-- F. Scott
Fitzgerald, The Great
Gatsby
“I look out the window and I see the lights and the skyline and the
people on the street rushing around looking for action, love, and the world’s
greatest chocolate chip cookie, and my heart does a little dance.”
-- Nora Ephron
“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.”
-- Simone De Beauvoi
“New York walking isn’t exercise: it’s a continually showing
make-your-own movie.”
-- Roy Blount Jr.
“New York is an ugly city, a dirty city. Its climate is a scandal. Its
politics are used to frighten children. Its traffic is madness. Its competition
is murderous. But there is one thing about it - once you have lived in New York
and it has become your home, no other place is good enough.”
-- John Steinbeck
"I can't believe it now, that the city opened before us
like some land of dreams, but it did."
-- Mary Cantwell, Manhattan, When I Was Young
Happy Monday!
5 comments:
I was searching for quotes about New York when I came across this post and your blog. I read through a decent amount and very much enjoyed your writing.
I am a recent college graduate (I live in Astoria) and have been feeling really negative towards the city and just post grad life in general and your blog brought me a lot of entertainment for a good hour!
Just wanted to thank you for that!
~Ashley
@Ashley, I'm SO glad you found the blog and got a little entertainment out of it! I hope you and the city can remember why you loved each other in the first place once again ;) I know occasionally NYC will make you want to punch a baby... but we always end up loving it again. Such an addiction.
Astorians unite!
-B
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