--- title: "10 York Quotes By Sloane Crosley" description: "10 York quotes by Sloane Crosley. Plus more from Sloane Crosley and more York sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/sloane-crosley-1764_apartment_as-most-new-yorkers-have-done-i-have-giv_11496.png" --- > [As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/as-most-new-yorkers-have-done-i-have-given-serious-and-generous/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/sloane-crosley-1764_apartment_as-most-new-yorkers-have-done-i-have-giv_11496.png) > [In New York and LA, there is sort of that silent competition to be on the cutting edge of something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/in-new-york-and-la-there-is-sort-of-that-silent-competition-to-be-on/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/sloane-crosley-1764_competition_in-new-york-and-la-there-is-sort-of-that_3086149.png) > [I was surprised by how much I loved Portland. It is so wonderfully creative without being artsy. Great food scene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-was-surprised-by-how-much-i-loved-portland-it-is-so-wonderfully/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sloane-crosley-1764_creative_i-was-surprised-by-how-much-i-loved-port_3050257.png) > [New Yorkers have a delightfully narcissistic habit of assuming that if they're not conscious of a scene, it doesn't exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/new-yorkers-have-a-delightfully-narcissistic-habit-of-assuming-that/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a15/sloane-crosley-1764_assuming_new-yorkers-have-a-delightfully-narcissi_2989122.png) > [I think that most New Yorkers would object to calling me a New Yorker. I didn't grow up here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-think-that-most-new-yorkers-would-object-to-calling-me-a-new-yorker/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7e/sloane-crosley-1764_calling_i-think-that-most-new-yorkers-would-obje_278493.png) > [Everything in New York seems to merit preserving. If it's not historical, it's personal. If it's not personal, it's cultural. But you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/everything-in-new-york-seems-to-merit-preserving-if-it-s-not/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d8/sloane-crosley-1764_brain_everything-in-new-york-seems-to-merit-pr_2328283.png) > [I do think New York prepares you for the crossection of personalities and realities on display when you leave the country, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-do-think-new-york-prepares-you-for-the-crossection-of-personalities/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/sloane-crosley-1764_burning_i-do-think-new-york-prepares-you-for-the_1652833.jpg) > [There is no such thing as a crazy dog person in New York. Are there people who are completely insane about their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-crazy-dog-person-in-new-york-are-there/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/394/sloane-crosley-1764_about_there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-crazy-dog-pe_170710.jpg) > [I am starting to like LA, but the concept of a place you have to get used to so much seems a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-am-starting-to-like-la-but-the-concept-of-a-place-you-have-to-get/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5be/sloane-crosley-1764_cities_i-am-starting-to-like-la-but-the-concept_1055360.png) > [I now know my right from my left and my up from my down. Unluckily, my terrible sense of direction remains. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-now-know-my-right-from-my-left-and-my-up-from-my-down-unluckily-my/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/sloane-crosley-1764_able_i-now-know-my-right-from-my-left-and-my_1444352.png) ## Other authors on York ## More by Sloane Crosley > [“Names I am most commonly called by telemarketers: Simone, Slain, Siobhan, Flo, Stacey, Susan, Slater, Leanne, and Slow (Yes, my parents named me "Slow".…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/names-i-am-most-commonly-called-by-telemarketers-simone-slain-siobhan/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [“I’m not sure how the ponies happened, though I have an inkling: “Can I get you anything?” I’ll say, getting up from a dinner…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-m-not-sure-how-the-ponies-happened-though-i-have-an-inkling-can-i/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/as-most-new-yorkers-have-done-i-have-given-serious-and-generous/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [“If I could just get my partner to see me how she used to - to fall in love with me all over again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/if-i-could-just-get-my-partner-to-see-me-how-she-used-to-to-fall-in/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [I don't really think of my essays as being about myself. I know it sounds insane, but I just don't think of them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-don-t-really-think-of-my-essays-as-being-about-myself-i-know-it/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [It takes a level of creative depression to hear 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' and weep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/it-takes-a-level-of-creative-depression-to-hear-girls-just-wanna-have/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [Book tours are such a little tapas meal of where I could live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/book-tours-are-such-a-little-tapas-meal-of-where-i-could-live/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [I wouldn't want to live in Berlin. It's bombed out and there's a lot of techno.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/i-wouldn-t-want-to-live-in-berlin-it-s-bombed-out-and-there-s-a-lot/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because it's a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/the-reason-that-war-is-such-a-fascinating-subject-for-writers-is/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [“Shortly after this exchange my roommate suggested we start throwing water balloons at the construction workers. Not really at them because, I know, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/shortly-after-this-exchange-my-roommate-suggested-we-start-throwing/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [When it seems impossible that a deep connection with another person could just go away instead of changing form. It seems impossible that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/when-it-seems-impossible-that-a-deep-connection-with-another-person/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [Because I am a horrible flincher, contact lenses are not an option. I'm always envious of contact-wearers. There are endless reasons to take off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/because-i-am-a-horrible-flincher-contact-lenses-are-not-an-option-i-m/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [“How can we not still be rooting for the younger versions of ourselves as if they actually exist, playing catch-up in time? Who wouldn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/how-can-we-not-still-be-rooting-for-the-younger-versions-of-ourselves/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [There is no such thing as a crazy dog person in New York. Are there people who are completely insane about their dogs? Hordes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-crazy-dog-person-in-new-york-are-there/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) > [As most doctors will tell you, cleansing is ridiculous. You know what's been around longer than that state-of-the-art juicer? Your kidneys. And your liver.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/as-most-doctors-will-tell-you-cleansing-is-ridiculous-you-know-what-s/) [Sloane Crosley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sloane-crosley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/york/sloane-crosley/#itemlist", "name": "10 York Quotes By Sloane Crosley", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during the day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sloane Crosley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/as-most-new-yorkers-have-done-i-have-given-serious-and-generous/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/sloane-crosley-1764_apartment_as-most-new-yorkers-have-done-i-have-giv_11496.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/sloane-crosley-1764_apartment_as-most-new-yorkers-have-done-i-have-giv_11496.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63f/sloane-crosley-1764_apartment_as-most-new-yorkers-have-done-i-have-giv_11496.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should…” — Sloane Crosley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In New York and LA, there is sort of that silent competition to be on the cutting edge of something.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sloane Crosley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sloane-crosley/in-new-york-and-la-there-is-sort-of-that-silent-competition-to-be-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/sloane-crosley-1764_competition_in-new-york-and-la-there-is-sort-of-that_3086149.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/sloane-crosley-1764_competition_in-new-york-and-la-there-is-sort-of-that_3086149.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/sloane-crosley-1764_competition_in-new-york-and-la-there-is-sort-of-that_3086149.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In New York and LA, there is sort of that silent competition to be on the cutting edge of something.” — Sloane Crosley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was surprised by how much I loved Portland. 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