A Quote by Mona Simpson

In our national mythology, we seem to include only one-way migrations to the great capitol cities. The journey from the small Wisconsin town or Minnesota city to Chicago or New York or Los Angeles. Certainly for some people, that journey is a round trip.

Mona Simpson

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Mona Simpson
American - Novelist
Born: June 14, 1957

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