海角大神

10 snapshots of New York from celebrated diaries

From 'New York Diaries' edited by Teresa Carpenter, 10 stories of New York City through the centuries.

9. Philippe Petit

By Alan Weiner/AP

"I walk on air that softens under each step. I glide each foot. I cut through the whitish lump of breeze with the knife of my balancing pole... But for the crowd, what I just did will remain invisible... Barely will it distinguish a human being up there, strolling upon a thread."

鈥 From the diary of French high-wire artist Phillipe Petit on Aug. 7, 1974

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