"To know the city thoroughly, San Francisco must be seen from the sea." - Bret Harte
"San Francisco is a golden handcuff with the key thrown away." - John Steinbeck
"Every man should be allowed to love two cities, his own and San Francisco." - Gene Fowler
"San Francisco is a city where people are never more abroad than when they are at home." - Benjamin F. Taylor
"One day if I go to heaven... I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.'" - Herb Caen
"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
"There is more grace per square foot in San Francisco than any place on earth." - Douglass Jerrold