Firsts Quote by David Sedaris

“Did I read The New Yorker? This question had a dangerous urgency. It wasn't any one writer or article he was worried about, but…

— Jonathan Lethem

I felt uncomfortable calling myself a writer until I started with 'The New Yorker,' and then I was like, 'Okay, now you can call…

— David Sedaris

In New York I was always so scared of saying that I wrote fiction. It just seemed like, 'Who am I to dare to…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

I guess if you're independent, not afraid of much, and extremely stylish, that makes you a pretty good candidate for being a New Yorker.

— Mark Indelicato

New York is great for writers insofar as you can pay someone to bring you food, to take your washing out and bring it…

— Nick Laird

I kind of want to be seen as an American writer, not just a New York writer.

— Jami Attenberg

Sometimes with 'The New Yorker,' they have grammar rules that just don't feel right in my mouth.

— David Sedaris

“Well … yes, and here we go again. But before we get to The Work, as it were, I want to make sure I…

— Hunter S. Thompson

I seem to only write New York stories because it's the only thing that inspires or interests me.

— Jennifer Westfeldt

I spend a lot of time writing in New York.

— Keren Ann

The strangest part of being so well known is definitely getting a New Yorker profile. It's a wonderful, strange process, like seeing yourself through…

— Neil Gaiman

I'm excited and terrified to write something new. I won't be writing about suburbia.

— Marc Cherry