Indifferent Insolence

"In New York they murder you with a large soft wave of indifferent insolence - no annoyance, no friction. New York eats you as it eats its dinner, rather liking you."
Mary MacLane, A Diary of Human Days

Youthful Certainty

"My New York has courage. My New York has confidence. The problems of anxiety and uncertainty may cover the length and breadth of the world, but my New York is an exception. Her youthful certainty is my heart's delight."
Sri Chinmoy, America the Beautiful

Perfect New York Days

"It was one of those perfect New York days, when you know the city is a better place to live than anywhere else in the world. Riverside Park sparkled, an emerald bracelet that lay along the silver sleeve of the Hudson."
Olivia Goldsmith, Fashionably Late