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“I never felt at home. I stuck outIn New York City, especially in Greenwich Village, down among the cranks and the misfits and the one-lungers and the has-beens and the might've beens and the would-bes and the never-wills and the God-knows-whats, I have always felt at home.”

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Joseph Mitchell
Joseph Mitchell

Joseph Mitchell was an American writer born on July 27, 1908, and died on May 24, 1996. He is renowned for his profound insights into the everyday life of New York City and his unique narrative style. more

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