Anais Nin on New York

What Makes a Great City: Anaïs Nin on the Poetics of New York | Brain Pickings

The newness. The vitality. True, it is only physical. But it’s inspiring. Just bring your own contents, and you create a sparkle of the highest power. I’m not moved, not speechless. I stand straight, tough, and I meet the impact. I feel the glow and the dancing in everything. The radio music in the taxis, scientific magic, which can all be used lyrically.

Even though she was talking about New York, I think if you "bring your contents" you can view a lot of places with this same sense of openness.

 

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