“I don't want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know.” PeopleKnowsWantWalksFiveNew YorkOppositesTownsCoffeeCupsSmall TownBumpsCoffee CupMainePhysical Beauty Author:Elizabeth Strout
“It's true that what you find in New York is something other than America. Only small towns and small countries are self-satisfied; a real capital goes beyond its borders.” RealSelfCountryAmericaNew YorkTownsSatisfiedBordersSmall TownSmall Countries Author:Simone de Beauvoir
“We are growing from a cheerful small town where everyone waves off their front porch to the subway of New York City where everyone rushes by. How do you preserve the culture that has worked so well?” WellsCultureCitiesGrowingFrontsNew YorkTownsWavePreservesNew York CityCheerfulSmall TownSubwayPorchFront Porches Author:Jimmy Wales
“I just moved [Bloomington] because I didn't do well with New York. It made me kind of anxious and it was just incredibly expensive. It just has this very small-town feel.” FeelsWellsKindMadeNew YorkTownsMovedExpensiveAnxiousSmall Town Author:Shaun Fleming
“I think of my father growing up in South Jersey, the son of second-generation German immigrant glassblowers. The opportunities for him of feeling that aspiration, that yearning, get out of the small town, connect to a larger world, get yourself to New York, wanting to play the piano at every opportunity, bonding with people who were on a similar path, ending up in Provincetown, which was kind of nexus for nonconformity, and artistic dropout reality.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindPlayFeelingsRealityFatherOpportunityGrowing UpPathGrowingGenerationsNew YorkSonTownsSouthArtisticPianoAspirationImmigrantsYearningSmall TownJerseyNonconformityBondingDropoutsNexusProvincetown Author:Anne Waldman
“I love New York, but am happy to be away from it. I really like small towns, with welcoming barbecue restaurants.” New YorkTownsWelcomeRestaurantsSmall TownBarbecueI Love New York Author:David Burnett
“'One Tree Hill' really had an impact on my life. It was the first time I left my house and my family in New York and went to a small town in North Carolina. It was the most incredible experience for me.” FirstsHouseLeftTreeNew YorkFirst TimeMy FamilyTownsImpactIncrediblesHillsSmall TownCarolinaNorth CarolinaTree Hill Author:Daniella Alonso
“You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.” ActorsNew YorkTownsSmall Town Author:Jack White
“I both loved and hated South Pasadena. On the one hand, it was so diverse - all my closest friends were immigrants or had immigrant parents. On the other hand, it was a bit conservative - in a sort of wholesome, Midwestern, small-town sense. I never met a single writer until I moved to New York City for college.” HandsBitsParentCitiesNew YorkCollegeMetsTownsMovedSouthConservativeHatedImmigrantsNew York CityDiverseClosestSmall TownClosest FriendsImmigrant ParentsPasadena Author:Porochista Khakpour
“I grew up in Nazareth, Penn., which was an hour and a half from New York, and an hour and a half from Philly. So bands that were touring came through one way or another. We got to see stuff people in other small towns didn't, like Wesley Willis. I couldn't have asked for a better place to grow up and be into music.” PeopleWayGrowsStuffHoursHalfGrowing UpNew YorkGrewBandGrew UpTownsOne WayBetter PlaceSmall TownTouringNazareth Author:Daughn Gibson