A quote by John Berger
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A quote by John Berger
Certainly woman like man is a human being; but such an assertion is abstract; the fact is that every concrete human being is always uniquely situated.
Simone De Beauvoir • The Second Sex
Great cities are not like towns, only larger. They are not like suburbs, only denser. They differ from towns and suburbs in basic ways, and one of these is that cities are, by definition, full of strangers. To any one person, strangers are far more common in big cities than acquaintances. More common not just in places of public assembly, but more
... See moreJane Jacobs • The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Some places are morning cities, and some places come alive at night. Every city has it’s own distinct circadian rhythm, and Berlin and Sydney represent the two extremes of that scale.
A few other examples of AM cities: Portland, Stockholm, Boulder, Colorado, Vancouver.
A few other examples of PM cities: Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Madrid, New York Cit... See more
A few other examples of AM cities: Portland, Stockholm, Boulder, Colorado, Vancouver.
A few other examples of PM cities: Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Madrid, New York Cit... See more
Alexi Gunner • Idle Gaze 062: Dawn Chorus / Dusk Chorus
What are cities, at their most elemental? “Cities are the absence of physical space between people and companies,” writes Ed Glaeser in Triumph of the City. They are the ancient answer to the difficulties of distance.
Ezra Klein • Abundance
melancholy was dawning for women, as later on, Byronism dawned for men; and the hair of the tender sex began to droop dolefully.
Victor Hugo • Les Misérables (English language)
Most women, you see, see men as either red or blue.’ She shrugged her frail shoulders. ‘The red ones are easier.’