“I could stay living in this city if they just installed Blaupunkts in the cabs.”
“New York City in life was much like New York City in death. It was still hard to get a cab, for example.”
“Beyond a certain age, a journey across the city becomes uncomfortably reflective...One day I too will prompt a moment's reflection in the passenger of a passing cab.”
“I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time.”
“I installed a skylight in my apartment...The people who live above me arefurious!”
“Are you trying to get run over by a cab?""Don't be ridiculous. We could never get a cab that easily in this neighborhood.”