Vertical and Horizontal

"I found New York the way I expected it to be; a kind of immense vertical mess set upon a square horizontal order."
Nicolas Nabokov, quoted in New York Vertical

Muck

 "This muck heaves and palpitates. It is multidirectional and has a mayor."
Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories

Clowns of New York

"The best thing to do in New York City is just walk out your door and go, and check out all the people. Because you will see clowns in New York City, whether it’s the aggressive businessman or the drunk on the street who talks to himself; if you stop and listen, you might hear something beautiful or you might hear utter nonsense."
Joseph Gorden-Levitt, Gotham Magazine