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> [The hotel was once where things coalesced, where you could meet both townspeople and travelers. Not so in a motel. No matter how you build it, the motel remains the haunt of the quick and dirty, where the only locals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/the-hotel-was-once-where-things-coalesced-where-you-could-meet-both/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

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