“Cities have a spirit and reveal their secrets if you listen.”
Lamia Abbas (1929–2021) Iraqi poet
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“How many cities have revealed themselves to me in the marches I undertook in the pursuit of books!”
Source: Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
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German literary critic, philosopher and social critic (1892… 1892–1940Related quotes
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