Quotable New York: A Literary Companion

Book Overview

A handsomely designed and profusely illustrated anthology of quips and sentiments about New York City from some of the greatest people who ever loved or hated it. This is the perfect gift for readers, writers, or anyone who has ever been captivated by that most fascinating, difficult, and exciting metropolis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140176314
• ISBN13: 9780140176315
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.2" x 0.3" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

There are some brilliant gems in this book of quotes

William Cole has chosen some wonderful and some wicked quotes by great thinkers, writers, actors and other shakers and movers of the sort: Irving Berlin, Albert Camus, Bette Midler, Pearl Buck, Sherwood Anderson, Neil Simon, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and many more. The quotes are arranged alphabetically for easy access to your favorites. Whether you enjoy a joyous revelry or a contentious quip concerning New York City, you are bound to find a few quotes in this book to fit the mood.