Daydreams and Fairy Tales

"She watched with absolute wonder as they descended into New York. For her, it was as if they were about to land upon a newly discovered city, something reserved for daydreams and fairy tales."
Krista Lakes, Yours Royally

Wonderfully Alive

"New York is the same old place just one continual rip, tear in every conceivable direction but when one is rested and feels that he has a few dollars at the bottom of his pocket the old city is wonderfully alive and attractive."
William Carlos Williams, The Letters of William Carlos Williams to Edgar Irving Williams, 1902-1912

Phony

"New York is so phony, all you need to make it here is a few good suits and real jewelry."
Bobby Short, quoted in New York magazine