“With 'Brooklyn,' I knew the story I wanted to tell, and I just had a v...” — Nick Hornby Quote

“With 'Brooklyn,' I knew the story I wanted to tell, and I just had a very strong sense that if I turned the volume up a little bit, it could be something really special.”

“You wouldn't believe that so much could change just because a relationship ended.”

“I'm really not a big rereader - I'm too aware of my own ignorance.”

“Brooklyn for twenty years, I've learned that there is always someone better than you at what you do.”

“I used to drink soda everyday, Hi-C everyday, and Hawaiian punch. That's how I grew up in Brooklyn.”

“Being the representative for Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn, I represent the largest population of 9/11 first responders in all of New York City.”