“A government-run Post Office was provided for at the beginning of the nation's history because of Ben Franklin's influence. Presumably at one point or another the goddamn thing worked”
“There was always a sense of American mythology about the Dolls, and those of us who spent three years of our lives working with them had to believe they were more than just another rock ‘n’ roll group”
“A great artist, a great rocker, a great purveyor of schlock, a great heartthrob, a great bore, a great symbol of potency, a great ham, a great nice person, and, yes, a great American”
“New York heads toward collapse helped immeasurably by a president who apparently feels it is not only good politics but good policy to let the city go down.”
“It will go on, getting worse and worse until whatever losses leaving New York will entail begin to pale by comparison to the kind of life staying here will require you to live.”
