Life Quote by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne

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

— Pete Hamill

“These were wannabe elites who, once they popped on big-boy pants, would be infiltrating New York with their pretentiousness.”

— Alexandra Martin

“New York is the one place in the world that actively encourages rudeness, because that's the only way to get past the fake bag…

— Gene Doucette

“New York is a place where the rich walk, the poor drive Cadillac's, and the beggars die of malnutrition with thousands of dollars hidden…

— Duke Ellington

“New York gets god awful cold in the winter but there's a feeling of wacky comradeship somewhere in the streets.”

— Jack Kerouac

New Yorkers are smart.

— Jeanine Pirro

The people really are what make New York City great.

— David Dinkins

New Yorkers are either the nicest or the rudest.

— Janet McTeer

“Everyone has their own New York in the heart, place where there is hope for everybody.”

— T.A

“IF THEY THINK those two words New York will fix them, who are we to say otherwise.”

— Colson Whitehead

“So what do you like about New York so much? That you would venture all the way here and not tell anyone?” “Two boys…

— Tim Federle

“By comparison with other less hectic days, the city is uncomfortable and inconvenient; but New Yorkers temperamentally do not crave comfort and convenience- if…

— E B White