The Wall

New York City Marathon (Tom Thai / Wikimedia Commons)

"At 19 miles, when most runners run out of steam and you hit what they call 'the wall,' is the exact moment you cross into the South Bronx. So here, they combine running and fleeing."
Wayne Federman, Comedy Central

Cozy

"I fucking love New York. It just makes sense to me in a way no other place does. Growing up in the suburbs wasn't for me: big houses separated by big yards and fences on wide streets. Big parking lots outside of huge stores. When you're in the city, everyone is so unquestionably close to everyone else, physically, that there's no choice but to bump into other humans at all times. It always seemed so cozy in comparison to Long Island."
Amy Schumer, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

Forced Meeting

"New York is that city where the world is forced to meet itself."
Junot Díaz, Time Out New York