All About Eve (1950).
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“As fun and Margo Channing as it might seem to be drunk and witty and cutting, it’s probably better in the long run to be kind.”
– David Rakoff (arrived 1982), My First New York
Tag: my first new york
1981 = west village – smartphones.
West Village Garage. kevinmccauley
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“London was all jigsaw jungles and roundabouts and confusion. New York’s geography is direct and enabling; it helps people meet and get things done. It’s very hard to get lost. And in fact, it’s very easy to find yourself.”
Susanna Bartsch (arrived 1981), My First New York
we don’t need no water.
7th St & 1st Ave. One of Mine
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“In Texas, we have something we call ‘the Cortez moment,’ which refers to when the great Spanish explorer and conquistador of Mexico came and set up camp and then burned his boats. The phrase ‘burn the boats’ means there’s nothing but forward, onward, no turning back or running home scared . . . When you move here, if you’re any good at all, you burn the boats.”
– Dan Rather (arrived 1956), My First New York