Brooklyn Quote by Joshua Foer

I spend a lot of time writing in New York.

— Keren Ann

I grew up in Manhattan, and now I live in Brooklyn.

— Paul Dano

I always write well in New York.

— David Bowie

My perspective is a lil different 'cus im from Manhattan .

— Kool Moe Dee

I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.

— Derek Jeter

“I know second-generation New Yorkers who have never been to Brooklyn;”

— Pete Hamill

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

— Leigh-Anne Pinnock

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

— David Sedaris

There's always going to be something about coming back to New York because I'm from New York. It takes me back to my childhood.

— Billy Donovan

Brooklyn is kind of my writer's retreat.

— Tracy K. Smith

I've lived my entire life in New York, and it informs everything.

— Stephen Adly Guirgis

There are certain fundamental things that scream, 'I just moved to New York.' Things like eating cheesecake at Junior's or heading out to Coney…

— Chris Gethard