The north-south line of 'the mountains,' meaning the Cascade Range, forty miles east of Seattle, is a rigid political frontier. — Jonathan Raban Cascade Copy Share Image
Interstate highways dull the reality of place and distance almost as effectively as jetliners do: I loathe their scary monotony. — Jonathan Raban Distance Copy Share Image
We need more urgently than architectural utopias, ingenious traffic disposal systems, or ecological programmes to comprehend the nature of citizenship,… — Jonathan Raban Architecture Copy Share Image
In the city one clings to nostalgic and unreal signs of community, takes forced refuge in codes, badges and coteries; the city's… — Jonathan Raban Badges Copy Share Image
I've taught the better class of tourist both to see and not to see; to lift their eyes above and beyond the… — Jonathan Raban Above and beyond Copy Share Image
By the end of the 1980s, Seattle had taken on the dangerous lustre of a promised city. The rumour had gone out… — Jonathan Raban Cities Copy Share Image
