Quotes About Author

I started freelancing for Serious Eats while I was still living in Boston. I was born there, grew up in New York City, but went back to Boston for school, and then I lived in Boston for about ten years.

West Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the gangs of New York.

I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.

New York sounds like something that I could really listen to. It's like a vibe; it's a hit song. It's a song that you could listen to in five years and still like.

I don't live in New York or California. I'm in the grocery store, at the park with my kids, and I'm a normal person. I'm feeding my chickens and agonizing about my next book!

1985 - That was my time in New York, and I have such poetic, fond memories.

My diagnosis had been discussed in almost every major medical journal, including the 'New England Journal of Medicine,' and 'The New York Times.'

I like shooting in New York because I have such a connection to the city. I have so many memories there.

I went to New York in '87 to write for 'Saturday Night Live.'

I wouldn't say the nightlife for anybody in New York is all that wholesome.

I was invited to a couple of races, but I was doing a play in New York.

In White Plains I wasn't theatrical at all. I was a model and I used to take the train into New York three days a week to do travelogue work.

I had a Hebraic wedding in New York, so I'm definitely Jewish.

I don't think the isolation of the American writer is a tradition; it's more that, geographically, he just is isolated, unless he happens to live in New York City. But I don't suppose there's a small town around the country that doesn't have a writer.

My writing is really intuitive. As a kid, I went to school in New Jersey and hung out in New York, so the way kids used to talk got into our earlier songs.

When Casey Stengel was putting his mark on all four New York baseball teams, he came off as many things. I have to admit I never thought of him as anybody's uncle.

I've been bragging for over 25 years that my first New York Times bestseller was a book I copied from the U.S. Government Printing Office!

I pay attention to the news. I take the 'New York Times.' I do the Saturday crossword.

I do not go outdoors... As far as I'm concerned, the whole point of living in New York City is indoors. You want greenery? Order the spinach.

I was pretty serious about pursuing forensic science as a profession. In fact, I pursued an internship at the office of the chief medical examiner here in New York.

That's the beauty of living in New York City is that a good chunk of the media is here and willing to drink with you.

We have 62 counties in New York State and each has its own system of death investigation.

The 'New York Times' is my homepage because it forces me to go right into the news.

I was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, but I live in New York City.