Steel Lilies

Manhattan skyline (Pixabay)

"There it was, New York City, thrust from the dull miles of water like a clutch of steely lilies."
Garth Risk Hallberg, City on Fire

World Travel

Unisphere (Pixabay)

"To live in New York was to travel the world while standing still."
Julia Anne Miller, The New York Times

Beginning and End

Downtown Manhattan (Pixabay)

"For better or worse, New York consistently has had the biggest and the most of virtually everything. It is the beginning and end of thoughts and actions that move the mind, manners, and money of America."
Louis Sabin, Boy's Life