Andrew Shaffer Quotes

Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible.

I don't like landscapes. I like cities. Lots of cities. I like buildings. I like streets.

New York is vertical - all skyscrapers.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I love Chicago. It's one of the great cities. I'm crazy about the town. It reminds me of New York when it was at its best, the New York that used to be and is no more. I love the architecture, the old stuff and the new stuff.

I just want to paint that picture of Chicago that everybody's missing, and I just want to rap about it.

Chicago is a beautiful city with a wonderful skyline.

In Manchester, you don't have proper tall buildings. Or in Munich.

Chicago is many things to many people, and to me, it is a place where you can write.

I have a place in Chicago and I get there as much as I can... The city is so unbelievably beautiful. It's one of the greatest cities on the planet. My heart beats differently when I'm in Chicago. It slows down and I feel more at ease.

The city is like a great house, and the house in its turn a small city.

Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.

'Clothespin' was the first city monument on a large scale that could compete with the architecture around it.

Dear Chicago, when I wake up in the morning and see your skyline - the terra cotta of the Wrigley Building, the height of the Willis Tower, the shiny sides of my beloved Trump Tower - I know I'm home. I feel a certain energy walking between your spires, but recognize that what makes you special to me is that my roots are here.

'Chicago' is all about precision.

Chicago is a great city.

Manhattan, after eight years here, still reminds me of Hong Kong. There are parts of Chinatown that are the spit and image of streets in Wan Chai, and I am held in thrall by the Chrysler building as much as I was by I.M. Pei's Bank of China Tower.

Chicago is a world-class city filled with amazing people with big ideas.

Chicago is amazing.

I have fallen in love with Chicago. The community here is loving, supportive, and welcoming.

When I was writing about Gotham in 'Broken City,' I was writing about Chicago. I just substituted the names.

I love Chicago. I think it's an amazing city.

Chicago has quickly become one of my favorite places in the world.

Beauty or beast, the modern skyscraper is a major force with a strong magnetic field. It draws into its physical being all of the factors that propel and characterize modern civilization. The skyscraper is the point where art and the city meet.

I love the South Bank: every era of architecture is there, and you can stop, look, and listen.