When a place advertises itself as 'World Famous,' you may be sure it isn't.

A city is a crazy concrete jungle whose people at the end of each day somehow make a small step ahead against terrible odds.

Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.

The world of Manhattan is small and tightly knit, and the man on top retains a certain humility. He knows how far and fast he can fall by looking at the guy across the street. The view from the $250,000 apartment covers a lot of ground, most of it condemned.

New Yorkers are stuck in a gloomy mucilage of mutual commiseration.

Isn't it nice that people who prefer Los Angeles to San Francisco live there?

The waterfront without the Ferry Tower would be like a birthday cake without a candle.