Ask a Native New Yorker Quotes

“Dog ownership in NYC is an advanced-level project, something you do in your thirties or forties when you've given up on the rest of your dreams and need something else to fill the time.”
― Jake Dobkin, Ask a Native New Yorker: Hard-Earned Advice on Surviving and Thriving in the Big City

“There's an old saying about life in the two cities: That you should live in New York, but leave before you become hard, and live in California, but leave before you become soft. Speaking physically, this is bullshit: Humans are much better off being in shape than turning to jelly.”
― Jake Dobkin, Ask a Native New Yorker: Hard-Earned Advice on Surviving and Thriving in the Big City