Because Quote by Jennifer Westfeldt

I spend a lot of time writing in New York.

— Keren Ann

I know that New York is big - there are huge buildings - but, in fact, it's quite small and contained... I like it…

— Benjamin Clementine

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

One of the nice things about 'The New Yorker' is they let you write stories that sometimes end up almost half a book.

— David Grann

I always write well in New York.

— David Bowie

I'm a New York story.

— Steve Madden

I feel like I can be infinitely inspired because New York is huge. There's always a new street I can go to, or a…

— Frankie Cosmos

I think New York is a good place to write in general because it's a grid. It's organized. You know where you are on…

— Alex Turner

If you can't write like New York, you have no business living in New York and making New York the locale of your stories.

— James M. Cain

I feel so at home in New York that I don't have the urge to write about it.

— Italo Calvino

There's something about New York. You can get a nice feeling of belonging as a writer here. It's probably the best city on Earth…

— Geoff Dyer

I've never thought about the con of living in New York as a writer. Because I always think, Oh, what fun to be around…

— Victoria Chang