“New York is Babylon : Brooklyn is the truly Holy City. New York is the city of envy, office work, and hustle; Brooklyn is the region of homes and happiness.... There is no hope for New Yorkers, for their glory in Their skyscraping sins; but in Brooklyn there is the wisdom of the lowly.” HomeSinCitiesNew YorkHolyOfficeGloryEnvyRegionsBrooklynNew YorkersNo HopeHustleBabylonOffice Work Book:Parnassus On Wheels Source: Parnassus On Wheels
“The Cathedrals were built to the glory of God; New York was built to the glory of Mammon.” New YorkGloryBuiltGlory Of GodCathedrals Book:Civilisation Source: Civilisation
“Growing up in New York, I was sort of shocked when I realized that my children are Californians. They are 14 years old, and I explain to them frequently that they will never realize the glory of a snow day. You wake up and the world says, 'Oops, it's too much fun to go to school, you've got to stay home and deal with the snow!'” WorldYearsChildrenHomeSchoolFunRealizingDealsGrowing UpToo MuchGrowingNew YorkGloryWake UpI RealizedSnowMy ChildrenShockedCaliforniansToo Much FunSnow Day Author:Adam Savage