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> [“The interesting thing about cities isn’t what they do when people are looking,” Ben says. “It’s what they do when they think nobody’s looking. Like, the shit the city is proud of? The shining skyscrapers downtown, the sports stadiums, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-kenemore/the-interesting-thing-about-cities-isn-t-what-they-do-when-people-are/)

[Scott Kenemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-kenemore/)

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## More by Scott Kenemore

> [Columbia is ... for people whose genitals still work, dammit. For writers who want to be brave and persevere in the real world where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-kenemore/columbia-is-for-people-whose-genitals-still-work-dammit-for-writers/)

[Scott Kenemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-kenemore/)

> [Have you ever felt as if other people were smarter than you? Quicker on the uptake? Zombies feel this way every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-kenemore/have-you-ever-felt-as-if-other-people-were-smarter-than-you-quicker/)

[Scott Kenemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-kenemore/)

> [When fighting zombies, the only comfort one can have--if, indeed, it can be called a "comfort"--is knowing where the zombies are. "They are over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-kenemore/when-fighting-zombies-the-only-comfort-one-can-have-if-indeed-it-can/)

[Scott Kenemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-kenemore/)

> [The motto of Harvard isn't 'nice,' it's truth. The motto of Yale isn't 'light and nice,' it's light and truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-kenemore/the-motto-of-harvard-isn-t-nice-it-s-truth-the-motto-of-yale-isn-t/)

[Scott Kenemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-kenemore/)

> [“Jesus and shotguns, I thought as I pulled away. They weren’t good or bad, they just were.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-kenemore/jesus-and-shotguns-i-thought-as-i-pulled-away-they-weren-t-good-or/)

[Scott Kenemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-kenemore/)

> [“The interesting thing about cities isn’t what they do when people are looking,” Ben says. “It’s what they do when they think nobody’s looking.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-kenemore/the-interesting-thing-about-cities-isn-t-what-they-do-when-people-are/)

[Scott Kenemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-kenemore/)

> [Nothing sends the message to your enemy that he has not fully understood the situation on the battlefield--a tactician's greatest sin--like zombies unexpectedly tapping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-kenemore/nothing-sends-the-message-to-your-enemy-that-he-has-not-fully/)

[Scott Kenemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-kenemore/)

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