To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves—there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
I don't know what I think until I write it down.
A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty.
It is often said that New York is a city for only the very rich and the very poor. It is less often said that New York is also, at least for those of us who came there from somewhere else, a city for only the very young.