#new york

If you write chick lit, and if you're a New Yorker, and if your book becomes the topic of pop-culture fascination, the paper might make dismissive and ignorant mention of your book. If you write romance, forget about it. You'll be lucky if they spell your name right on the bestseller list. ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#becomes #bestseller #book #chick #fascination

A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#divorce #itself #new #new york #virtue

People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back here. Accurate communication is a necessity. ↗

— Dick Wolf

#back #certain #certain things #communication #dealing

Mick says, Would you join the band? I say to him, Mick, you know I'd be there in a New York minute. ↗

— Ron Wood

#him #i #join #know #mick

My office in New York is overflowing with all kinds of cookbooks, and in New Orleans we have a huge culinary library. So yeah, I guess I'm a little bit obsessed. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#cookbooks #culinary #guess #huge #i

You know, in 1975 I couldn't get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American. ↗

— Emeril Lagasse

#basically #because #city #education #experience

For me, New York is comfortable, not strange. ↗

— Karl Lagerfeld

#me #new #new york #strange #york

When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough. ↗

— Fran Lebowitz

#clean #enough #how #leave #new

I love Edith Wharton. And I love old New York. Anything to do with New York. ↗

— Leighton Meester

#edith #i #i love #love #new

Everyone said that if you want to be a real actor, go to New York. If you want to sell out, go to LA. And I thought - I want to sell out! ↗