Age Quote by Mary H.K. Choi

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

Practically everybody in New York has half a mind to write a book, and does.

— Groucho Marx

I spend a lot of time writing in New York.

— Keren Ann

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

Don't come to New York until you've finished a book. It's too expensive. You'll never write anything. You'll spend all your time working to…

— Dale Peck

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

Eventually, I decided that if I was going to really write a novel, I couldn't do it in New York City while holding down…

— Rachel Kushner

I always write well in New York.

— David Bowie

I started writing about New York as soon as I arrived. I was 19. I used to write short stories and send them out.

— Candace Bushnell

A lot of writers choose to live in New York, partly because of the literary culture here, and partly because Brooklyn's a pretty nice…

— Chad Harbach

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