“No, what one wanted, really, was the city or anyone in it to see how one suffered. Of course, this being New York, they'd likely just tell him Get over it . . . Was it possible that the last month had been a kind of judgement on him for ever daring to pretend that anything meant anything at all?” SufferingNew York CityCityNihilismCity On FireGarth Risk Hallberg Book:City on Fire Source: City on Fire
“It's like we've been living in two different cities. You up here in all this marbled comfort, and me down there, killing myself in slow motion.” SuicideDistanceCityCity On FireGarth Risk HallbergDivideClass Divide Book:City on Fire Source: City on Fire
“He wanted to flee in shame, to the kitchenette, to the next room, to the fire escapes and rooftops and the places where the city ended.” ShameCityCity On FireGarth Risk HallbergFlee Book:City on Fire Source: City on Fire