"That was another thing Ruby would miss about New York, if she were leaving: she'd miss how much space people gave you. You could have a fucking sobbing fit on the subway and no one would mess with you. You could barf in a garbage can on the street corner and no one would mess with you. If you were giving off invisible vibes, people respected that."
Emma Straub, Modern Lovers
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| NYC ferry |
"In a city with so many people, a New Yorker would always pretend not to see you when you didn't want to be seen."
Emma Straub, Modern Lovers
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| Madison Square Park |
"It was a glorious day outside—not yet the full summer warmth, but balmy enough for people to bare their arms and legs without the fear of goose pimples. Those windows of time were so short in New York City, which was in all ways a place of extremes."
Emma Straub, Modern Lovers
