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“New York is not a city to return to in defeat.”

Cities New York Return Defeat

Book:act one

Source: act one

“New York rose out of the water like a great wave that found it impossible to return again and so remained there in horror, peering out of the million windows man had caged it with.”

Men Found Water Millions Impossible New York Return Horror Window Rose Wave Caged

Book:Vivid and Repulsive as the Truth: The Early Works of Djuna Barnes

Source: Vivid and Repulsive as the Truth: The Early Works of Djuna Barnes

“Thirteen states with a population less than that of New York State alone can prevent repeal [of prohibition] until Halley's comet returns. One might as well talk about a summer vacation on Mars.”

Wells States Might Moral New York Return Summer Population Manners Vacation Mars Prohibition Thirteen Comets New York State Summer Vacation Halley's Comet

Author:Clarence Darrow

“In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered. The conversation went on and on, and when we were finally through it was too late to return to New York.”

Ends Purpose Speak Simple Groups New York Return Conversation Late Accomplished Too Late Dozen Invitations Illustration

Book:The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger

Source: The Autobiography of Margaret Sanger

“But it's also the beginning of another level of liberation for her]Eleanor Roosevelt], because when she returns to New York, she gets very involved in a new level of politics. She meets Esther Lape and Elizabeth Read, and becomes very involved in the women's movement, and then in the peace movement. And ironically, the years of her greatest despair become also the years of her great liberation.”

Years Levels New York Movement Return Involved Despair Liberation Eleanor Esther

Author:Blanche Wiesen Cook