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It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Air City Liquid Mirrors Once Solid Stone

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I dropped out of high school three days into my senior year because I hated it because New York City public school is a mess. I certainly wasn't one for sitting in a classroom. Then I went off to college to North Carolina School of the Arts, then quit that after two years.

~Erich Bergen

Topics: After Arts Because Carolina Certainly City Classroom College Days Dropped Hated High High School Mess New New York New York City North North Carolina Off Out Public Public School Quit School Senior Senior Year Sitting Then Three Two Year Years York

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The later it gets the more disturbed the city becomes. I go with Albert through the streets. Men are standing in groups at every corner. Rumours are flying. It is said that the military have already fired on a procession of demonstrating workers.

~Erich Maria Remarque

Topics: Albert Becomes City Corner Demonstrating Disturbed Every Fired Flying Gets Go Groups Later Men Military More Rumours Said Standing Streets Through Workers

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I wanted to be a New York City cop before I became an actor.

~Erik Estrada

Topics: Actor Became Before City Cop New New York New York City Wanted York

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L.A. is such an exotic city to me, and it is just a big bubble. If you accept the bubble and accept how isolated it is. It can be a very creative place, and I find it easy to focus.

~Erik Hassle

Topics: Accept Big Bubble City Creative Easy Exotic Find Focus How Isolated Just Me Place Very You

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I'm often associated with parallel narratives or dual narratives. The 'Devil in the White City' was a fluke.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Associated City Devil Dual Fluke Narratives Often Parallel White

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'The Devil in the White City' - the 'White City' was the nickname for the World's Fair of 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Chicago City Devil Fair Nickname White World

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I knew Berlin would have to become a kind of character in my new book, 'In the Garden of Beasts'. I had felt likewise about Chicago when I wrote 'The Devil in the White City' and Galveston with 'Isaac's Storm'.

~Erik Larson

Topics: About Beasts Become Berlin Book Character Chicago City Devil Felt Garden Had Isaac Kind Knew Likewise New New Book Storm White Would Wrote

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When I'm in New York, I have, like probably everybody else in Manhattan, a white-noise generator to use at night: a Marpac Dual-Speed Dohm-DS. It is terrific. I've never slept better in the city.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Better City Else Everybody Everybody Else Generator Like Manhattan Never New New York Night Slept Terrific Use York

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When I thought about Detroit, I would think big city, very urban - not a lot of places to walk around, not a lot of parks. I sort of pictured Manhattan almost, where, besides Central Park, it's all city and big buildings. But now that I'm here, you see people pushing strollers, people hanging out in the park.

~Erin Cummings

Topics: About Almost Around Besides Big Big City Buildings Central Central Park City Detroit Hanging Here Lot Manhattan Now Out Park Parks People Places Pushing See Sort Think Think Big Thought Urban Very Walk Where Would You

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