Serene and Somber

"Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York, especially in the summer of 1912. Somber, as a word, was better."
Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Dream Stuff

Williamsburg

"Brooklyn was a dream. All the things that happened there just couldn't happen. It was all dream stuff. Or was it all real and true and was it that she, Francie, was the dreamer?"
Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Tricky

Kent Avenue

"Brooklyn was tricky that way. You had to live there in order to find your way about."
Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Most Wonderful City

"New York! I've always wanted to see it and now I've seen it. It's true what they say — it's the most wonderful city in the world."
Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 

Disappointing

West 70th

"New York was disappointing. The buildings were higher and the crowds thicker; otherwise it was little different from Brooklyn."
Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn