“Seattle sucks. New York and Chicago are real cities. Seattle is Dubuque, Iowa, putting on airs. People here think Seattle is Paris… it ain't. I've been to Paris, and this place isn't Paris.”

— Dan Savage

Interview on Zulkey.com, 28 March 2008

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“Seattle sucks. New York and Chicago are real cities. Seattle is Dubuque, Iowa, putting on airs. People here think Seattle is Paris… it ain't. I've been to Paris, and this place isn't Paris.”

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