Suburbia is too close to the country to have anything real to do and t…

Sloane Crosley
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Suburbia is too close to the country to have anything real to do and too close to the city to admit you have nothing real to do. ✨ Sloane Crosley (2012). I Was Told There'd Be Cake, p.65, Portobello Books
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