A great city is a great solitude. - Hermione Gingold

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I have always been reasonably leery of religion because there are so many edicts in religion, 'thou shalt not,' or 'thou shalt. ' I wanted my world of the future to be clear of that.

Hermione Gingold

A great city is a great solitude.

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