“So I went to New York City to be born again. It was and remains easy for most Americans to go somewhere else and start anew. I wasn't like my parents. I didn't have any supposedly sacred piece of land or shoals of friends to leave behind. Nowhere has the number zero been of more philosophical value than in the United States.... and when the [train] plunged into a tunnel under New York City, with it's lining of pipes and wires, I was out of the womb and into the birth canal.”― Kurt Vonnegut, Bluebeard
“Their energy and ability to absorb, deal, and brush off all sorts of nonsense that we New Yorkers are continually confronted with. Also a NYer needs to know how to properly jaywalk, walk quickly on busy streets, and know when to cross regardless of what color the “light” is.”-Fern Mallis
