Evolution

"You want proof evolution is for real, don't waste your time with fossils; just check out the New York City rat. They started out as immigrants, stowaways in some ship's cargo hold. Only the survivors got to breed, and they've been improving with every new litter. Smarter, faster, stronger. Getting ready to rule. Manhattan wouldn't be the first island they took over."
Andrew Vachss, Another Life

Sleight of Hand

Manhattan skyline

"That’s Manhattan today—all the money goes up top, while the infrastructure wastes away from neglect. The famous skyline is a cheap trick now, a sleight-of-hand to draw your eye from the truth, as illusory as a bodybuilder with osteoporosis."
Andrew Vachss, Mask Market

Going Back

George Washington Bridge

"Going back home to New York is like going back to an old girlfriend just because you remembered how great the sex had been. The minute you come, you remember all the reasons you'd decided to go the last time."
Andrew Vachss, Terminal

Shape-Shifting Demon

Broadway and 125th

"New York's a shape-shifting demon, never letting you get your bearings before it morphs again."

Andrew Vachss, Pain Management