“Paperbacks weren't considered real books in the book trade. Up till then it was just murder mysteries, potboilers, 25-cent pocket books sold in newsstands. When the New York publishers started publishing quality paperbacks, there was no place to buy them.” BookRealQualityMysteryNew YorkMurderTradePocketsCentsPublishingPublishersMurder MysteriesReal Books Author:Lawrence Ferlinghetti
“On 11 September, I was living in Greenwich Village, New York; my children learned to tell south from north by looking at the World Trade Center.” WorldChildrenNew YorkTradeSouthMy ChildrenVillageSeptemberWorld TradeWorld Trade CenterGreenwichGreenwich Village Author:Yochai Benkler
“If you're writing a book that takes place in New York in the moment, you can't not write about 9-11; you can't not integrate it. My main character's view is the Statue of Liberty and the Trade Center. It doesn't have to take over, but it has to be acknowledged.” IfsWritingBookMomentsCharacterViewsLibertyNew YorkTradeStatuesWriting A BookIntegratingMain CharactersStatue Of Liberty Author:Richard Price
“It is not far-fetched to draw a line from Operation Ajax through the Shah's repressive regime and the Islamic Revolution to the fireballs that engulfed the World Trade Center in New York.” WorldLinesNew YorkRevolutionDrawsTradeOperationsIslamicRegimesWorld TradeWorld Trade CenterAjaxIslamic Revolution Author:Stephen Kinzer
“I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.'” ActorsNew YorkShotsTradeCliche Author:Nicole Ari Parker
“When I saw the pictures of New York without the World Trade Center, New York looked like a shadow of itself.” WorldSawsNew YorkShadowTradeWorld TradeWorld Trade Center Author:Robert Fisk