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“New York is full of people . . . with a feeling for the tangential adventure, the risky adventure, the interlude that's not likely to end in any double-ring ceremony.”

People Ends Feelings New York Adventure Rings Ceremony

Author:Joan Didion

“In a pure anonymous encounter you find a world alive and full of character. In New York, the street adventures are incredible. There are a thousand stories in a single block. You see the stories in people's faces. You hear the songs immediately. Here, in Los Angeles, there are fewer characters because they are all inside automobiles.”

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Author:Joni Mitchell

“New York, forever the port of em- and de-barkation en route to Adventure.”

Forever New York Adventure Ems Routes Port

Book:Wanderer's Circle

Source: Wanderer's Circle

“You can get stuff done in New York that you can't in Los Angeles. If you wanted to get some milk and get your shoes repaired and drop something off at the dry cleaner, that's an all-day adventure in Los Angeles. In New York, you can bang that out in half an hour.”

Ifs Done Wanted Stuff Hours Half New York Adventure Shoes Dry Los Angeles Milk Bangs Cleaners Dry Cleaners

Author:Justin Theroux