“This is New York, a combat zone, and everyone has to have an angle or they're not allowed over the bridges or through the tunnels. Let them have their angles, it's what they live for. You've got better things to worry about, like making sure the people that actually matter don't try any funny stuff.” PeopleTryingMatterStuffWorryNew YorkBridgesZoneCombatAngleTunnelsFunny Stuff Author:Cynthia Heimel
“The moment you decide that you're a grownup now, and therefore must put away foolish things like staying out all night or cruising down strange highways is the moment you will lose that ineffable glow of youth. If you don't believe me, look around. Study those people who would rather go to shopping malls than dance halls, who think the height of depravity is bidding two no trump with only fifteen points. Every single one of these people has a stringy neck.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveLooksTwoMomentsNightLosesStudyYouthStrangeTrumpDon't BelieveFoolishHeightNecksStayingHallsShoppingBelieve In MeAdulthoodFifteenHighwaysAll NightMallsDepravityIneffableGrownupsBidding Author:Cynthia Heimel
“success in L.A. is completely arbitrary. One day you're the brilliant genius of life, the next day people act like there's a bad smell when you approach. Lots of expensive, late-model cars are offered in the L.A. Times every day by people who have suddenly begun to smell bad. The stakes are just too high for human dignity.” PeopleHumansNextCarGeniusOne DayLateApproachModelsDignityHollywoodSmellBrilliantExpensiveLos AngelesStakesNext DayArbitraryHuman Dignity Author:Cynthia Heimel
“Los Angeles people are incapable of passively mainlining TV and movies. Here you have to read who produced or directed every episode, who wrote it, who had guests shots and whether you know them personally and if they like you. You have to figure out who everybody's agent is and whether yours is better. You not only know but deeply care about the difference between such job titles as Producer, Supervising Producer, and Executive Story Editor. ... So while the rest of the country is lying stupid in a media-induced coma, people in L.A. are in constant withdrawal.” PeopleIfsKnowsCountryStoriesCareJobsLyingDifferencesMediaStupidFiguresTvsLike YouShotsHollywoodConstantProducersAgentsTitlesExecutivesLos AngelesEditorsGuestsEpisodesIncapableWithdrawalComaJob Titles Book:Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-bye Source: Get Your Tongue Out of My Mouth, I'm Kissing You Good-bye
“It seems to me, correct me if I'm wrong, that there are an awful lot of people in Manhattan. And it's getting worse.” PeopleIfsSeemsAwfulManhattan Author:Cynthia Heimel
“I remember the day we were hanging around the band's commune and Roger came in with the press kit for a rock band (Moby Grape) any of us had ever seen. It looked psychedelic, yet it was done by ad people. I believe the word "hype" was coined on that very day.” PeopleBelieveDoneRememberI BelieveRocksBandHumorousPressesAdvertisingAdsPsychedelicHypeGrapesRogerRock BandsHanging AroundCommunes Book:If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?! Source: If You Can't Live Without Me, Why Aren't You Dead Yet?!
“Never judge someone by who he's in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling people.” PeopleLoveFallJudgingFalling In LovePals Book:But Enough about You Source: But Enough about You
