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> [“Imagine having a city full of things that no other city had.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bryson/imagine-having-a-city-full-of-things-that-no-other-city-had/)

[Bill Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bryson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cd/bill-bryson-340_america_imagine-having-a-city-full-of-things-tha_334847.png)

> [“What is Chicagoness? What is the city made of? Why is it different from any other city? What are the things that are here and only here and compose the here of here? He leaned back in his lawn chair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-doyle/what-is-chicagoness-what-is-the-city-made-of-why-is-it-different-from/)

[Brian Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-doyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f5/brian-doyle-20302_chicago_what-is-chicagoness-what-is-the-city-mad_2587590.jpg)

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