Quotable New York

by Edited by Gregg Stebben

• ISBN13: 9781585745692
• ISBN10: 1585745693
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: The Lyons Press

Summary

Here is a thought-provoking collection inspired by life in the world's greatest city -- like New York itself, these quotes are profound, prophetic, amusing, tough, and amazingly varied.Whether you love it or are mystified by its immensity and pace, whether you admire or disdain its athletic success or artistic and cultural offerings, New York City is a touchstone of the American spirit. It has inspired countless artists, athletes, financiers, actors, poets, novelists, designers, journalists, musicians, and architects to heights occupied by no other city in the world. Even its politicians manage to snare a disproportionate share of the national spotlight. New York City has a seemingly limitless capacity to spark both refreshingly blunt observations from the man on the street and eloquent descriptions of its daily life and motion.New York is a city of heroes, and of colorful characters found nowhere else in the world. Rich and eminently readable -- and re-readable -- "Quotable New York" isthe best of their offerings.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Why We Love New York	1	(42)
Only in New York	43	(18)
Street Scenes	61	(30)
What Do New Yorkers Talk About When They Talk About Themselves?	91	(30)
New York City Wisdom	121	(30)
Spoken Like A True New Yorker	151	(46)
Bronx Cheers & Other Sports News	197	(18)
The Day the World Trade Center Fell	215	(22)
Index	237