“Because when some incident sheds a favorable light on an old and absent friend, that's about as good a gift as chance intends to offer.”

“That's how quickly New York City comes about - like a weather wane - or the head of a cobra. Time tells which.”

“The romantic interplay that we were having wasn't the real game--it was a modified version of the game. It was a version invented for two friends so that they can get some practice and pass the time divertingly while they eat in the station for their train to arrive”

“...be careful when choosing what you're proud of--because the world has every intention of using it against you.”

“The lights flickered. The bands laid down their instruments and the crowds made quiety for the door.”

“You see that thirty-year-old blonde next to Jake? That’s his fiancée, Carrie Clapboard. Carrie moved all manner of heaven and earth to get into that chair. And soon she will happily oversee scullery maids and table settings and the reupholstering of antique chairs at three different houses; which is all well and good. But if I were your age, I wouldn’t be trying to figure out how to get into Carrie’s shoes—I’d be trying to figure out how to get into Jake’s.”

“That's the problem with living in New York. You've got no New York to run away to.”