Two impressions of New York - a city of dreams or nightmares.

The Outsider: Jonathan Miller
'If you enter New York in the first place in a show business context every time you return you have to justify your existence in show business terms. If you haven't got something to sell you become almost transparent...'

The Insider: Patti Smith, poet, singer, actress.
'People come to New York to see the stars, but there ain't no stars in the sky. I lived in the city and I haven't seen a constellation since.'

('I've been expecting the worst from New York...': page 15)