Jersey Quote by Madeline Brewer

I grew up in New York. It was anything but sheltered.

— Pauline Chalamet

I was born and raised in Manhattan; I didn't realize that I, in all my androgyny, was a freak to the rest of this…

— iO Tillett Wright

New Jersey shaped who and what I am. Growing up in Jersey gave you all the advantages of New York, but you were in…

— Jon Bon Jovi

When you go apartment-hunting in the South, you encounter little old ladies who ask you if you use strong drink. In New York you…

— Florence King

New Yorkers tend to have a wall up. Being from the South, I didn't have that. It helped me meet a lot of people.…

— Tinsley Mortimer

I'm from the dirty depths of New Jersey.

— Ezra Miller

New York is the first place I have ever felt safe.

— Emma Forrest

I lived in New York my whole life. Like every New Yorker, I have stories about spending summers on the Jersey shore, riding the…

— Marissa Jaret Winokur

Michigan is my antidote to Manhattan. This is where I come to relax.

— Mario Batali

I was in New York for many years.

— Paula White

Many years in New York has made me urban, and I won't eat my chicken because I met him personally!

— Isabella Rossellini

I never felt like 'I'm an underground dude' or 'I can only be hot in New York.'

— Dave East