New York is hard, cynical, ruthless, even beyond other cities. From their early repression its children emerge sophisticated, both stunted and overdeveloped,… — Ernest Gruening Copy Share Image
I wish I could be hard and cynical. That I could take things slowly, not give too much of myself, because I'd… — Jane Green Copy Share Image
“I'm not really so hard & cynical after all - in fact I'm still dangerously soft.” — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
I understand maybe some people are more impressionable than my hard, cynical self, but maybe they need to figure out how to… — Jessa Crispin Copy Share Image