The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever. Herb Caen foreverimmortalitything Change image and share on social
Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it comes away black. Is there a dirtier or more fascinating city anywhere in the land? The answer to both parts of the question has to be positively negative. Herb Caen answerblackcity share on social
Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything. Herb Caen cockroacheatnight Change image and share on social
Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor. Herb Caen americanbroadhearty Change image and share on social
A city is a state - of mind, of taste, of opportunity. A city is a marketplace - where ideas are traded, opinions clash and eternal conflict may produce eternal truths. Herb Caen cityclashconflict Change image and share on social
A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams. Herb Caen broadnesscitydream Change image and share on social
I have a memory like an elephant. I remember every elephant I've ever met. Herb Caen elephanthavemeet Change image and share on social
Philosophically, I don't like doing commercials. Herb Caen commercialphilosophically Change image and share on social
A good column is one that sells paper. It doesn't matter how beautifully it is written and how much you admire the author... if it doesn't sell any papers, it's not a good column. It's a terrible yardstick to use, but in the newspaper business, that's the whole thing. Herb Caen admireauthorbeautifully share on social
New Yorkers are stuck in a gloomy mucilage of mutual commiseration. Herb Caen commiserationgloomymucilage Change image and share on social
