W.h. AudenSay this city has ten million souls, Some are living in mansions, some are living in holes: Yet there’s no place for us, my dear, yet there’s no place for us.
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A lot of people have a problem with this quote. They find the last line very depressing and believe that there is no place for us, our dear, in this big city. This is a common complaint that a lot of people have. A lot of people have a real hard time understanding what this quote is actually saying.
The quote itself is not about how unfair the world is, nor is it about how all city dwellers are miserable. In fact, the whole point of the poem is how lucky we are to be in a city. Life in a city can be very good if everyone has access to the same opportunities and the same opportunities to rise in society.
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