Cities Quote by Ann Beattie

I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.

— Christopher Bollen

New York City is a place where you can lock yourself up in your little studio apartment, and not go outside at all, and…

— Augusten Burroughs

On Broadway, only the fire doors separate you from the sidewalk and you're lucky if the sound of a police car doesn't rip the…

— Tom Stoppard

Everyone has doors in the living room of their lives that they assume are locked. Doors that lead to artistic expression. People say "I…

— Robert Fulghum

Then, on my way to California, I decided to stop in New York to do some research. I couldn't leave, because that's where the…

— Don Alias

Writing songs about it is a really useful way for me to love New York more, and stay observing it, and not just zone…

— Frankie Cosmos

I live in New York City. I could never live anywhere else. The events of September 11 forced me to confront the fact that…

— Nora Ephron

A big reason I wanted to move [from North Carolina] to New York was to get rid of my car. But honestly, I miss…

— Travis Stewart

These days, you're always surrounded by music and sounds, whether you're in the mall or a subway car.

— Ludwig Goransson

Whenever there was chaos in my house, whether it was arguing, being in a cramped space with all of us kids and screaming, I…

— Misty Copeland

Because of the world we live in, we lock the doors in our house when we go to sleep. If you live in an…

— Judy Sheindlin

We've been around New York City so many times now driving back and forth to places.

— Leigh-Anne Pinnock