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is defined by tenderness... new york by violence, london by decency.

G105 If the word for London is decency and the word for New York is violence, then, beyond doubt, the word for Cairo is tenderness. Tenderness is what pervades the air here. Ibid. GORNICK, Vivian (1935 )

is a place whose solitude opens up as an enormous and surrounding comfort. Whereas the solitude in the city is a confusing and painful thing.

G104 I lived once in the American desert. The solitude opens up. It becomes an enormous surrounding comfort. But the solitude in the city is a confusing and painful thing. In Search of Ali-Mahmoud GORNICK, Vivian (1935 )

is defined by decency, new york by violence, and cairo by tenderness.

is defined by violence, london by decency, and cairo by tenderness.

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