The New York voice reflects its diversity, its foreignness, and, inevitably, the sense of superiority New Yorkers feel … - Marya Mannes

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I still collect toys. Toys are a reflection of society. They are the tools that society uses to teach and enculturate children into the adult world. Toys are not innocent.

Marya Mannes

The New York voice reflects its diversity, its foreignness, and, inevitably, the sense of superiority New Yorkers feel or come to feel. It says, without saying, We Know.

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