Pseudo New Yorker
“Sorry, dude, there’s only room for one wise man on this ledge, and you’re looking at him.”
“I believe the expression is ‘Forget about it.’”
“Listen, buddy, I ain’t the Sphinx and you ain’t Oedipus. You came up the wrong building.”
“Unless you’re here to wash the windows, I’m not budging.”
“You don’t climb this building with your body. You climb it with your mind.”
“Let me give you a piece of advice, son. Pitons don’t cut it in this town. It’s all about connections. Come back here when you know someone who’s been somewhere.”
“Next time take the A Train. It’s quicker.”
“Hand outs I can give, but hands up are a different matter.”
“I didn’t move for Giuliani, and I’m damned well not going to move for you.”
“There are two ways up this building. This is the wrong way.”