“A Michigander can be every bit as prickly as a New Yorker, just not out loud. The Midwesterner’s credo: keep it to yourself.”
“Every true New Yorker believes with all his heart that when a New Yorker is tired of New York, he is tired of life.”
“New Yorkers, I figured, just pretended to be unfriendly.”
“You can do what you like, sir, but I'll tell you this. New York is the true capital of America. Every New Yorker knows it, and by God, we always shall.”
“Every time you hear a car alarm, Ruby said, another New Yorker has gone to hell.”
“Just remember to always be yourself and don’t be afraid to speak your mind or to dream out loud”