New York Is A City Where People

I Always Thought That There Was A Really Good Chance That I Wasn't Going To Get Married.

Grace Was One Of Those Types Who Never Changed But Only Aged And Had No Apparent Expectations Or Ambitions Other Than The Wish That Her Life Should Remain The Same.

When You're Alone, It's Easier," She Said A Little Wistfully. "you Can Do What You Want. You Don't Have To Go Home.

... He Was Juggling Issues And Solving Problems, Which Was Why His Brain Had No Space Left For Memories.

Out Of All The Neighborhoods In Manhattan, Soho In Particular Had The Charged Atmosphere Of A Movie Set, Populated With Passersby Who Looked Like Extras From Central Casting, So Perfectly Did They Fit Into This Environment. There Was The Feeling Of Everything Being Not Quite Real, Or Too Perfectly Cliched To Actually Be True, And It Began To Rain In A Fine, Misty Drizzle From A Black Patent Leather Sky.