Manhattan Quote by Kate Rockland

“New York is unruly, tangled. The city woos first, then mangles, then pastes back together in a fresh, dazzling mosaic.”

— Elizabeth Winder

“Manhattan is a small town. It has to be. Only half a dozen places in Kansas are anything else.”

— Raymond Chandler

“Nothing makes you feel smaller than New York City...”

— Christy Hall

“One of the reasons why I liked living in Manhattan was that the city would share your mood the moment you walked out the…

— Jonathan Carroll

“New York City is the most fatally fascinating thing in America. She sits like a great witch at the gate of the country, showing…

— James Weldon Johnson

“What makes this city different is that nobody expects to be in one place for ten minutes. Everybody moves all the time. Seven nameless…

— Don DeLillo

“Note to self: When causing the sewer system of Manhattan to explode, do not stand underneath it.-”

— Rick Riordan

“New Yorkers love the bigness- the skyscrapers, the freedom, the lights. But they also love it when they can carve out some smallness for…

— David Levithan

“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

“Manhattan is a narrow island surrounded by various miscellaneous items.”

— Roz Chast

“Manhattan was kaleidoscopic. Cubist. Just when she was feeling one way, the seasons changed, and so did she.”

— Lily Koppel

It's the city's crush and heave that move you; its intricacy; its endless life. You know the story about Manhattan as a wilderness purchased…

— Michael Cunningham