Famous quotes containing the words york, city and/or opera:
“New York will be a great place when they finish it.”
—Local saying.
“Today’s city is the most vulnerable social structure ever conceived by man.”
—Martin Oppenheimer (b. 1930)
“The opera house sparkled with tiers
And tiers of eyes, like mine enlarged by belladonna,”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)