“That's such a great thing about New York, after growing up in a place and being there for twenty plus years, there's still a whole island to discover.” YearsStillsWholeGrowing UpGrowingNew YorkTwentiesGreat ThingsIslandsPlusBeing There Author:Steven Strait
“To hold the same views at forty as we held at twenty is to have been stupefied for a score of years, and take rank, not as a prophet, but as an unteachable brat, well birched and none the wiser. It is as if a ship captain should sail to India from the Port of London; and having brought a chart of the Thames on deck at his first setting out, should obstinately use no other for the whole voyage.” IfsShouldYearsFirstsWellsHas BeensWholeUseViewsIndiaTwentiesLondonSettingShipsSettingsProphetScoreFortySailCaptainsWiserVoyagesPortDeckBratThames Book:The Lantern-Bearers and Other Essays Source: The Lantern-Bearers and Other Essays
“What actually happened was that Rolling Stone paid me fifteen hundred dollars for the use of all the drawings - about twenty four of them - and then offered to buy the originals from me, which my agent urged 'was a good move!'. He sold the whole damn treasure trove to Jann Wenner for the princely sum of sixty dollars per drawing. I rue the day I let him convince me.” WholeUseMovingFourHappenedHundredStonesPaidTwentiesOriginalsDollarsDrawingTreasureAgentsDamnConvinceSixtyFifteenRollingRolling StonesRue Author:Ralph Steadman
“In Las Vegas, people seem to believe, the prosperity spawned by tourism and gaming can make them whole, financially and spiritually. Las Vegas now melds fun, work, and wealth, showing a path toward the brightest vistas of the post-industrial world. It is the first city of the twenty-first century.” PeopleWorldFirstsBelieveWholeSeemsFunWealthCitiesPathCenturyTwentiesProsperityPostsVegasLas VegasTourismGamingVistasFun Work Book:The Grit Beneath the Glitter: Tales from the Real Las Vegas Source: The Grit Beneath the Glitter: Tales from the Real Las Vegas