The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else…

John Updike
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The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding. ✨ FaceBook post byJohn Updike from Dec 31, 2013
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The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding. ✨ FaceBook post byJohn Updike from Dec 31, 2013

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