New York Stamina

"September 11 showed what the city is made of. but in less dramatic times, as well, the New York way of life mixes difficulty with patience (belied by a surface irritability) to produce a unique sort of stamina."
Roger Rosenblatt, Where We Stand

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Wall Street (Pixabay)

"Keeping up with the Joneses became a real stress because nothing is normal on Wall Street, you know. There's never enough cash in New York."
Henry Hamilton, Us: Americans Talk About Love

Rushing

Times Square (Pixabay)

"I like New York during the day when everyone is rushing somewhere, and I like New York at night when everyone is still rushing somewhere but it's probably to a play or a concert or the opera."
Gail Petersen, The Making of a Monster