65 Quotes About Manhattan
- Author Russell Shorto
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If what made America great was its ingenious openness to different cultures, then the small triangle of land at the southern tip of Manhattan Island is the New World birthplace of that idea, the spot where it first took shape.
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- Author Raymond Sokolov
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Manhattan is a narrow island off the coast of New Jersey devoted to the pursuit of lunch.
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- Author John Dos Passos
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Do you know how long God took to destroy the Tower of Babel, folks? Seven minutes. Do you know how long the Lord God took to destroy Babylon and Nineveh? Seven minutes. There’s more wickedness in one block in New York City than there was in a square mile in Nineveh, and how long do you think the Lord God of Sabboath will take to destroy New York City and Brooklyn and the Bronx? Seven seconds. Seven Seconds.
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- Author Jason Medina
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I am sorry to say that Manhattan is officially lost to us. We fear the connecting boroughs may be next. Pray for us.
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- Author Sophie Kinsella
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That's the trouble with having the whole world love you. One day, you wake up and it's flirting with your best friend instead. And you don't know what to do. You're thrown.
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- Author Jason Medina
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Manhattan is basically this island in New York, where all the cool stuff is located.
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- Author Anna Godbersen
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THE LUXE IS . . .Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.This is Manhattan in 1899.
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- Author Jason Medina
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She chuckled and thought he was a pretentious buffoon. Manhattan had been lost for days. If he had not been hiding out on Long Island with his head up his ass, he’d know that.
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- Author Aspen Matis
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Stepping outside, all finished, gold porchlight kissed my forehead. The animated nighttime island was a concrete jungle wild with promise, and around any cobblestone corner my big break might exist, disguised as a simple café, waiting for me to open the door.
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