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the city of ambition project/panopticon

[...] As the Mercedes ascended the bridge's great arc, he could see the island of Manhattan off to the left. The towers were jammed together so tightly, he could feel the mass and stupendous weight. Just think of the millions, from all over the globe, who yearned to be on that island, in those towe…

—p.80 The Bonfire of the Vanities King of the Jungle (74) by Tom Wolfe
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that sum had the taint of the mediocre project/panopticon

How these sons of the great universities, these legatees of Jefferson, Emerson, Thoreau, William James, Frederick Jackson Turner, William Lyons Phelps, Samuel Flagg Bemis, and the other three-name giants of American scholarship— -- how these inheritors of the lux and the veritas now flocked to Wall…

—p.60 From the Fiftieth Floor (49) by Tom Wolfe
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my heart and soul would never belong to it

"Do you remember when we used to live in the Village, the way I used to go off to work?"

"The way you used to go off to work?"

"When I first started working for Pierce & Pierce? The way I used to give you the raised left fist when I left the apartment, the Black Power salute?"

"Yes, I reme…

—p.645 30. An Able Pupil (628) by Tom Wolfe
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the Foxy Brunette

And then he brought her in. Maria Ruskin came into the amphitheater from an antechamber, where a court officer manned the door. She was superb. She had struck just the right note in her wardrobe, a black dress with a matching jacket edged in black velvet. She had not dressed up, and she had not d…

—p.632 30. An Able Pupil (628) by Tom Wolfe
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cost about half a cop's annual pay

Upstairs, the door to the apartment was opened by a little man in uniform who appeared to be Indonesian or Korean. Kramer stepped inside—and the sight dazzled him. This was to be expected, since it was designed to dazzle people far more inured to luxury than Larry Kramer. He glanced at Martin and G…

—p.611 29. The Rendezvous (605) by Tom Wolfe