Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Quote of the day: Here is New York



There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born here, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size and its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter — the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third, there is the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. Of these three trembling cities the greatest is the last — the city of final destination, the city that is a goal. It is the third city that accounts for New York’s high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements. Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness; natives give it solidity and continuity; but the settlers give it passion.” - E. B. White

4 comments:

  1. So true. I would move there in a heartbeat. That city is just....something else.

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  2. Love it. NYC to me is a city where you go searching and find the answer to something you thought may have been lost. I love when people "get" that too.

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  3. What a great quote. As someone who definitely falls in the third category, NYC is place that, every time I've been, I just feel like I've always lived there.

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  4. E.B. White is totally on to something Amy! I love 'the city of final destination' idea. Like a Mecca of sorts for so many people.
    And I totally agree with you Kelly - NYC is crazy and busy and wonderful all at the same time, and feels like a home away from home for me too.

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