cities as "solitary places that are populated by millions"

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"I was riding the subway on the way to the studio and noticed a man walking along the carriage leaning forward into the motion of the train.  Life is always a question of balance and orientation--even in New York where everything is signposted, it is still easy to lose your way.

Cities offer many distractions away from our essential needs which feed the hungry soul; It may not be the nourishment for which we are really searching,  but when hungry we search for that which is closest.

Losing yourself and finding yourself are separated only by a thin line; in New York that line is especially thin.

There are solitary places that are populated by millions."

-David Fields, liner notes for "The Planet Sleeps"

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