“People born in Queens, raised to say that each morning they get on the subway and "go to the city," have a resentment of Manhattan, of the swiftness of its life and success of the people who live there.” PeopleBornCitiesMorningRaisedQueensResentmentManhattanSubwaySwiftness Book:Table Money: A Novel Source: Table Money: A Novel
“The auditorium, named after a dead Queens politician is windowless in honor of the secrecy in which he lived and, probably, the bank vaults he frequented.” HonorPoliticianQueensSecrecyVaultsAuditoriums Book:Table Money: A Novel Source: Table Money: A Novel
“Those of Manhattan are the brokers on Wall Street and they talk of people who went to the same colleges; those from Queens are margin clerks in the back offices and they speak of friends who live in the same neighborhood.” PeopleSpeakStreetsCollegeWallOfficeQueensNeighborhoodMarginsManhattanClerksBrokers Book:Table Money: A Novel Source: Table Money: A Novel
