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People in this city are tough and cynical and there is nothing – absolutely nothing – that can surprise them. . . there is a sense of community in New York, and being a part of it makes me high.

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I told her about my emotional problems and she started to tell me about how she had this need, and maybe still does, to touch everything she sees that she likes, so she’ll have at least some kind of permanence. At that moment I loved her. . .

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14. People interacting with the “wildlife.”