In A New York Minute Quotes
"No one plans on getting laid off when they wake up in the morning."
"I should have known that when you’re working for a company that promises to 'disrupt' things, they might just mean your life."
"My apartment was 'affordable' by New York City standards, but on my salary it was still a stretch."
"All that happened was a woman’s dress got stuck in the door and ripped straight down the back."
"That wasn’t at all what I was trying to say. Sometimes the words get tangled in my brain, if that makes sense."
"I don’t have a way with words, let’s say. I work in finance. I do data and numbers. I don’t always know how to articulate what I feel."
"Well, where do you pick women up, then? The stock exchange?"
"I'm just hypothesizing here, but you probably also played lacrosse in high school and graduated from an Ivy League college."
"That’s why I do what I do, and you do... whatever it is you do."
"I’m just curious about what you like to read."
"I'm excited to... go out on my own for a bit. See how it feels to work for myself."
"It’s about creating experiences. Capturing and expressing and inspiring emotions within an environment."
"You’re good. I bet you’re already in high demand."
"But there, in the center of an antique twelve-person dining room table, were two small pewter candlesticks."
"Without my job, and this company, I felt purposeless and bored."
"I’ve been on dates that haven’t even lasted that long."
"I just realized I’m not into who I thought I was into."
"Family is what we make, not what we’re born into."
"Sometimes you can’t help but compare yourself to someone like that."
"I do need someone to unfuck things right now."
"The goal for the open floor plan and communal workspace is to warm it up but not overpower it."
"Not so fast," I said. "I signed off on everything. Double-checked the budget. And I hired these caterers Serena recommended."
"Oh, and Citi Bike is giving everyone a discount code to use so they can ride to and from the party."
"I have to go prep for this call with Luis about the space he found for us in Seattle," I said, grateful for the excuse not to discuss my romantic life.
"I didn’t think it was possible for you to be more handsome, but here you are in a tux," she said, linking her hands with mine and leaning in for a kiss on the cheek.
"You look stunning," I said into her ear. It was the absolute truth.
"I’m sorry if I’ve made this night uncomfortable for you. I’d totally get it if you want to leave."
"That’s because your clothes didn’t betray you in front of the entire world."
"I was going to grab you for a photo for Architectural Digest," I said. "But you’re leaving."
"We aren’t here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us."
"I’m glad I stayed here with you. It’s been a while since I did something I wanted to do, just for me."
"You’re unfailingly kind and generous. Spontaneous, when the mood strikes. And, dare I even say, funny."
"I’m proud of us. Who knew we’d make such a good team."
"Nothing’s ever really done, Hayes. You just have to figure out how to bring it back to life."
"The day you stop doing exactly what you want with your life, that’s when I’ll worry. Because that would be a failure. Not yours, but mine, as your mom."