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> [“This was the Mecca of the American Dream, the world that everyone wanted. A world of sleek young women (allied with Slenderella to be so) in shorts and halters, driving 400-horsepower station wagons to air-conditioned, music-serenaded supermarkets of baby-sitter corporations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/this-was-the-mecca-of-the-american-dream-the-world-that-everyone/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

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## More by Edward Bunker

> [“My letters seeking a job, though truthful, diminished the full truth. Face would blanch if the facts had been complete: "Dear Sir," I thought.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/my-letters-seeking-a-job-though-truthful-diminished-the-full-truth/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

> [It is phenomenal how fast a little toot of smack will take away the agony of withdrawal and most other kinds of pain. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/it-is-phenomenal-how-fast-a-little-toot-of-smack-will-take-away-the/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

> [“Hope is still ahead of you - but someday it will be behind you. That's really the point of children, to have someone to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/hope-is-still-ahead-of-you-but-someday-it-will-be-behind-you-that-s/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

> [I believe that anyone who doesn't read remains dumb. Even if they know how, failing to regularly ingest the written word dooms them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/i-believe-that-anyone-who-doesn-t-read-remains-dumb-even-if-they-know/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

> [“This was the Mecca of the American Dream, the world that everyone wanted. A world of sleek young women (allied with Slenderella to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/this-was-the-mecca-of-the-american-dream-the-world-that-everyone/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

> […decay and disfavor came together as other parts of the coast were developed, and the canals became weed-clogged ditches breeding mosquitoes, and the hotels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/decay-and-disfavor-came-together-as-other-parts-of-the-coast-were/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

> [“But the human mind, when it reaches the bottom of the abyss, must bounce back or disintegrate entirely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/but-the-human-mind-when-it-reaches-the-bottom-of-the-abyss-must/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

> [“I need a kid like I need a bad heart. A pretty kid is a ticket to trouble... and I'm too old to ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bunker/i-need-a-kid-like-i-need-a-bad-heart-a-pretty-kid-is-a-ticket-to/)

[Edward Bunker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bunker/)

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