Accent Quote by Cathie Beck

“You know what I like about New York?” he said. “There are so many weird people that nobody takes any notice. We all just…

— Graeme Simsion

“This woman is American, but she speaks with no regional accent. She could be from anywhere. She could be anyone.”

— Chris Pavone

“No,' she says, as if the suggestion is ridiculous. 'I wouldn't go back to where I'm from. I'd go someplace I've never been.”

— Ally Condie

“She’s always thought that one of the beauties of New York is that you can be from anywhere and within moments of landing it…

— Colum McCann

“I am not sure I love New York.”

— Édouard Levé

“I could live here forever. Maybe even become real New Yorker someday.”

— Candace Bushnell

“My one thought is to get out of New York, to experience something genuinely American.”

— Henry Miller

“All I had to do was get old enough and New York would be mine.”

— Vivian Gornick

“Why didn't I go back to New York? New York, New York; she'd never had any luck with anybody from New York. I was…

— Alfred Hayes

“Michelle, I think it's time you came back to New York with me.”

— Faith Sullivan

“If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going.”

— Wendell Berry

“New York!" he said. "That's not a place, it's a dream.”

— Ralph Ellison