Extraordinary people Quote by George C. Wolfe

I came to New York and in only hours, New York did what it does to people: awakened the possibilities. Hope breaks out.

— Anonymous

“The moment I stepped on the American boat which was to take me to New York I felt I was in another world. I…

— Henry Miller

“Everyone has their own New York in the heart, place where there is hope for everybody.”

— T.A

“that was New York for you, always changing. New groups of people came in on a daily basis. Some people liked it, some people…

— Heather Graham

“I came to New York because I was fleeing from the double-wide baby stroller, from the culture of respectability of the bourgeois suburban middle…

— Junot Díaz

“The trick of enjoying New York is not to be so busy grinding your way to the center of the earth that you fail…

— David Carr

“I am here as a speck, but I don't feel scared or about to be blown away, I feel like all New York is…

— Ann-Marie MacDonald

“The city had seemed like a great place to discover who you are. It just seemed that there was a lot to experience here,…

— Sari Botton

“New York makes even a rich man feel his unimportance. New York is cold, glittering, malign. The buildings dominate. There is a sort of…

— Henry Miller

“Where does anyone come from? We're all just individuals trying to get through our days.”

— Crystal Cestari

New Yorkers want to work and thrive.

— Eric Adams

“People come to New York to find fame and fortune. I found both, so I left.”

— Nancy Seligsohn