But he changes the skyline of a city, and his inner core is as tough as tungsten when continuous push comes to ultimate shove.Unlike "The Bonfire of the Vanities", Mr Wolfe's new book also has a moral anchor; in short, a hero.
Stephan Schultz of the Jersey City Economic Development Commission told a recent edition of The Financial Post, "It will change the skyline of New Jersey".
"It's going to change the skyline of downtown L.A". The entitled property is being marketed without an asking price, she said, but it could be worth $500 million or more, according to a real estate source knowledgeable of downtown property values.
Boasting a 2,500-room 2,500-room hotel as well as an exhibition centre, a theatre, shopping mall and even a museum, its daring architecture completely changed the skyline of the city.
Contingent on changing zoning laws, it is a high-density plan for affordable one-bedroom and studio apartments that won't dramatically change the skyline and will ensure existing residents don't get pushed out by rising rents.
"We didn't just change the skyline," Mr. Brown said.
"I changed the skyline of New York — a bit," he said.
I ask because Mr. Gehry hasn't just changed the "skyline".
In 2010, Jeanne Gang, of Studio Gang Architects, changed the skyline of her hometown, Chicago, with Aqua, an 82-story tower.
When people told him it was impossible for a boy from Queens to go to Manhattan and take on developers in the big city, rather than give up, he changed the skyline of New York".
