"L.A. is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities; New York gets godawful cold in the winter but there's a feeling of whacky comradeship somewhere in some streets." Jack Kerouac, On the Road
"Whenever Spring comes to New York I can't stand the suggestions of the land that come blowing over the river from New Jersey and I've got to go. So I went."
Jack Kerouac, On the Road