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In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment.

I want to paint Montreal as a rather fantastic city, which it was, because nobody knows today what it was like. And I’m one of the last survivors, or rapidly becoming one.

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.

The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.

I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.