Too Large to Know

"I do not know New York. I can not interpret it. I do not know what its 'message' is. New York is too large to know. Too many things are simultaneously true of it."
Franklin Pierce Adams, quoted in How New York Became American

Casino

"New York wasn't Philadelphia or Boston. New York was a casino where anyone could play. You needed only to have the chips and sufficient chutzpah."

Russell Bittner, Trompe-l'oeil

State of Mind

Financial District

"New York doesn't make or break your day; she doesn't affect your mood. She just reflects the state of mind you're in. If you're having a bad morning she’ll do all she can to lift every paving stone to trip you up, if you're having a good afternoon she'll send every good-looking guy in a ten-mile radius to walk by you and give you a sexy smile."
Joanne Pittaway, Chess News