Why Joan, Why This?

Since Joan Didion has been very correct in the twists and turns of my life. This one took me for a turn:

But the problem is, you can’t simply leave New York—you have to quit New York. You have to admit to yourself and the world that you’re packing it in, calling it a day, turning out the lights. You have to walk away from, as Joan Didion put it, “the sense, so peculiar to New York, that something extraordinary would happen any minute, any day, any month.” (It should be noted she wrote that in an essay about her decision to leave New York.)

I got it from this article. Interesting. The rest of the article is a little clunky, but it presents some interesting points. If I left I wouldn't die. Food for thought.