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Almost nobody travels willingly from sameness to sameness and repetition to repetition, even if the physical effort required is trivial.

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Jane Jacobs
Age: 89 †
Born: 1916
Born: May 4
Died: 2006
Died: April 25
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Economist
Journalist
Sociologist
Urban Planner
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Jane Butzner
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