Ring Cycle

"Everything in New York is like the Ring Cycle. Everything in New York is an operatic thing. It’s incredible problems. So you realize that it’s just so hard to live in New York, that when people say, ‘Why do you live in New York?’ you really can’t answer them. Except you know that you have contempt for people who don’t have the guts to do it."
Fran Lebowitz, Pretend It's a City

Invincible and Invisible

"New York is where you feel invincible, it's where you feel invisible; the thing that understands you at your worst, that pushes you toward your best. I love New York."
Whoopi Goldberg, Vogue

Plugged into an Outlet

"Being in New York is like being plugged into an outlet. There is no other feeling like it in the world."
Jenn McKinlay, The Christmas Keeper