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I was in the heart and soul of Baltimore. I definitely felt a connection to the people. They're really hard-working people that want to have a better life. And I saw the struggle that exists there. By Common Baltimore Heart Soul People Life

I have to say I love Dempsey's Brew Pub & Restaurant. It's gorgeous with that Camden Yard brick surrounding it, and it just screams Baltimore. I love the Black and Orange Burger that is topped with fresh orange bell peppers, caramelized onions and sharp cheddar cheese. By Johnathon Schaech Restaurant Pub Dempsey Brew Love

I think Baltimore suffers from nostalgia and it keeps us from being honest in talking about what really happened here. A place doesn't have to be perfect to be beloved, and I love this city and I love it better for seeing its flaws. By Laura Lippman Baltimore Suffers Nostalgia Honest Talking

Baltimore was like a small town when I got there - the Colts, the Orioles, guys like Frank Robinson, we all knew and respected each other. Everyone would cross paths at one point at Lenny Moore's Sportsman's Lounge, trading stories and having some fun. By Earl Monroe Colts Orioles Robinson Frank Baltimore

So, how'd you know about this place?""One of my buddies is from Baltimore area - I texted him.""Saying what? 'Hey dude, know any secluded places?' He probably thinks you're a serial killer.""I think I said 'romantic and private'. By Emery Lord Baltimore Area Him Hey Buddies

I'm just a regular Baltimore chick who believed in God enough to follow her dreams. By Bresha Webb Baltimore God Dreams Regular Chick

He is the Baltimore Ravens. He's their franchise. By Hines Ward Ravens Baltimore Franchise

with his partner. Griff's out of Baltimore, too. By Nora Roberts Partner Baltimore Griff

We moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1979, when I was five. The funny thing is that, even though Baltimore had one of the top murder rates in the country in those days, I grew up hearing about how dangerous New York was. By Philipp Meyer Maryland Baltimore Moved York Days

People still come to Baltimore and say, "I didn't realize you made documentaries." By John Waters Baltimore People Documentaries Realize Made

outside the city. Fortunately for them, By Julien Ayotte City Fortunately

I'm a Baltimore Ravens fan and I'm a Baltimore Orioles fan. I have them tattooed on me. By Carmelo Anthony Baltimore Ravens Orioles Fan Tattooed

New Orleans in an amazing town. By Benjamin Walker Orleans Town Amazing

Hardest job in America is being a single mom. There are a lot of them and a lot of them in Baltimore and I think that they absolutely do their best. They can't keep continue to do their best if businesses flee the city. By Dana Perino America Hardest Mom Lot Job

Going back to Baltimore is awesome because all my friends still live there and there's never a dull moment when you're hanging out with your high-school friends. By Jack Barakat Baltimore Friends Back Awesome Live

Brownsville, having missed their road and wandered in the By Diana Gabaldon Brownsville Missed Road Wandered

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,Fill'd with death, ya pens'll hang ya. By Ron A Swan Philadelphia Death Pens Hang

I love my family in Baltimore. But on their side of the family, I love their cousin Charles Thompson, because he's from New York like me. By Kim Fields Baltimore Love Thompson Family Charles

I'm in Pittsburgh. Why am I here? By Harold Urey Pittsburgh

Well it was sent to me, well because almost everything that is written in Baltimore is sent to me. And David Simon, who was a writer for the Baltimore Sun, spent one year following the homicide squad in Baltimore and he chronicled that period of time. By Barry Levinson Baltimore Written Simon Sun David

L.A. I could live without. By Julia Louis-Dreyfus Live

I always enjoyed playing around Washington, because we always have a good crowd. I've never had a bad crowd in this vicinity from here [Alexandria], up to Washington and on to right around Baltimore. They've been some good fans. By Ralph Stanley Washington Alexandria Baltimore Crowd Enjoyed

It seems that in Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in America, jurors are far more reluctant to convict criminal defendants than in the suburban enclaves that ring the city. By David Simon Baltimore America Jurors City Violent

As you may know, I was raised in an Italian Catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland. By Nancy Pelosi Maryland Baltimore Italian Catholic Raised

I divide my time between Columbia, Maryland, and Lagos, Nigeria. By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Maryland Nigeria Columbia Lagos Divide

New York, forever the port of em- and de-barkation en route to Adventure. By Cornelia Parker York Adventure Forever Port Debarkation

Ravens! Always the ravens. They settled on the gables of the church even before the injured became the dead. By Mark Lawrence Ravens Dead Settled Gables Church

During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland By Jules Verne Rebellion Maryland War Baltimore State

Cleveland, city of light! City of magic! By Randy Newman Cleveland City Light Magic

The cool, grey city of love. By George Sterling Cool Grey Love City

Washington and New York, two primary targets for Al Qaeda. By Howard Bloom York Qaeda Washington Primary Targets

I worked at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, lived there for three years, and lived in Baltimore for 12 years. By Wendell Pierce Francisco Years American Conservatory Theater

A week or so ago I did a two hour book review in Baltimore Maryland. By Betty Hill Maryland Baltimore Week Ago Hour

Yet again, the family of a young black man is grieving a life cut short. Yet again, the streets of an American city are marred by violence. What we have seen in Baltimore should, indeed I think does, tear at our soul. By Hillary Clinton Short Family Young Black Man

CLEARVIEW, QUEENS By Evan Currie Clearview Queens

Chicago is old stomping grounds for me. By Bobby Womack Chicago Stomping Grounds

San Francisco. The one team that everyone in LA hates. By Jeremy Sumpter Francisco San Hates Team

I live in Brooklyn, New York, and hail from the 'East Bay,' Oakland, CA. By Cary Fukunaga Oakland Brooklyn York East Bay

L.A. - talk about a cruel city: Patients are forcibly removed from hospitals. By Michael Moore Patients Talk City Hospitals Cruel

After the age of seven, I began living between my dad in Alaska and my mother in Baltimore. Every three or four months, I would fly the 5,000 miles between the two. And having grown up in Alaska, Baltimore was astonishing. By Leigh Newman Alaska Baltimore Age Began Living

Murder often doesn't unsettle a man. In Baltimore, it usually doesn't even ruin his day. By David Simon Murder Man Baltimore Unsettle Day

I had an opportunity with Baltimore to make it to the World Series, and that didn't happen. By Bobby Bonilla Series Baltimore World Happen Opportunity

Thriving metropolis. Home to dozens. By Patrick Rothfuss Thriving Metropolis Home Dozens

London, dirty little pool of life By Behramji Malabari London Dirty Life Pool

New York City. Once it got into your blood, you could never get it out again. By Douglas Preston City York Blood

I live in Brooklyn. By Ana Gasteyer Brooklyn Live

in Staten Island. It By James Patterson Island Staten

Got a wife and kid in Baltimore Jack, I went out for a ride and I never went back. Like a river that don't know where it's flowing, I took a wrong turn and I just kept going. By Bruce Springsteen Jack Baltimore Back Wife Kid

What I saw in Baltimore was distressing and it tells me we need stronger policies in this country. By Bernie Sanders Baltimore Country Distressing Stronger Policies

New Orleans, city of roaches, city of decay, city of our family, and of happy, happy people. By Anne Rice City Orleans Happy Roaches Decay

The City that knows how. By William Howard Taft City

Not being re-signed in Baltimore was probably the lowest point, mentally, of my career. That city was the only place where I wanted to be at the time, based on everything that had transpired. By Eric Davis Mentally Baltimore Point Career Resigned

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds worse. By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Chicago Verse Cincinnati Sounds Rough

The kind of violence, looting, destruction that we saw from a handful of individuals in Baltimore, there's no excuse for that, that's not a statement, that's not politics, that's not activism, it's just criminal behavior. By Barack Obama Baltimore Looting Violence Destruction Statement

In times of adversity - for the country we love - Maryland always chooses to move forward. Progress is a choice. Job creation is a choice. Whether we move forward or back: this too is a choice. By Martin O'malley Maryland Choice Adversity Love Times

The Baltimore boys only defend themselves when playing against teams that treat us mean, especially that bunch from Cincinnati. By Joe Kelley Cincinnati Baltimore Boys Defend Playing

The great white city of brotherhood, Washington ... By Christina Stead Washington Brotherhood Great White City

Charleston, West "by gods" Virginia By Jennifer L. Armentrout West Virginia Charleston Gods

Toronto Sydney New Delhi By Jennifer Weiner Delhi Sydney Toronto

San Francisco, December 2011 By Anonymous December Francisco San

Every city has a neighborhood like this one, where you can buy sex or marijuana or a parrot that talks dirty, where the men sit talking on stoops like those men across the street, where the women always seem to be yelling for their kids to come in unless they want a whipping, and where the wine always comes in a paper sack. By Stephen King Men Dirty Street Whipping Sack

Chicago, a town that's accustomed to its racial wounds and prides itself on a certain lack of sentiment. By Barack Obama Chicago Sentiment Town Accustomed Racial

East 103rd, New York, New York By Richard J. Alley York East

New York, New York, - a helluva town, The Bronx is up but the Battery is down. By Betty Comden York Bronx Battery Town Helluva

New York - that unnatural city where every one is an exile, none more so than the American By Charlotte Perkins Gilman York American Exile Unnatural City

Los Angeles: city that was nothing but a slot machine dispensing plastic toys. By Marge Piercy Angeles Los City Toys Slot

I grew up in Baltimore and that's why I root for the Orioles. I'm very suspicious of people who move and take on a new team. You should stick with the team of your youth all the way to your grave. That shows a sense of loyalty and devotion. By Frank Deford Orioles Baltimore Grew Root Team

neighborhood, the place I left each By Christina Baker Kline Neighborhood Place Left

I like doing business in a black city. By Yaphet Kotto City Business Black

Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1. By Dar Williams Milwaukee Cites Favorite

Angeles in the plain-clothes division, By Erle Stanley Gardner Angeles Division Plainclothes

My city love me like Mac Dre in the Bay By Drake Bay Mac Dre City Love

What is the city but the people? By William Shakespeare People City

New York City is my playground. By Bethenny Frankel York City Playground

'Really,' thought I, 'we call Baltimore the 'Monumental City' for its two marble columns, and here is Edinburg with one at every street-corner!' By Bayard Taylor Monumental City Baltimore Edinburg Thought

Of all American cities of whatever size the most friendly on preliminary inspection, and on further acquaintance the most likable. The happiest-hearted, the gayest, the most care-free city on this continent. By Irvin S. Cobb American Inspection Likable Cities Size

Hollywood - an emotional Detroit. By Lillian Gish Hollywood Detroit Emotional

I live in Newark. My family lives in Newark. I own a house in Newark. By Cory Booker Newark Live Lives Family House

I've said many times that statistics reveal a surprising city: one that has more movie theaters than Paris, more abortions than London, more universities than New York. Where nighttime has become sparse, desolate, the kingdom of only a few. Where violence rules, corners us, silences us into a kind of autism. By Paco Ignacio Taibo Ii Paris London York City Times

I like New York. By George Wendt York

New Jersey. If there's anyone more purely foolish than a New Yorker, it's a fellow from New Jersey. By Stephen King Jersey Yorker Purely Foolish Fellow

Camden was originally an accident, but I shall never be sorry I was left over in Camden. It has brought me blessed returns. By Walt Whitman Camden Accident Originally Left Returns

Hello from the gutters of NYC, which is filled with dog manure, vomit, stale wine, urine,and blood. Hello from the sewers of NYC which swallow up these delicacies when they are washed away by the sweeper trucks. By David Berkowitz Vomit Nyc Manure Stale Wine

Detroit 8-1 vs. Baltimore, Chicago. By Wayne Lynch Chicago Baltimore Detroit

McCafferty's was a Mount Washington steak house, sort of the Palm Lite, with caricatures of Baltimore celebrities hanging By Laura Lippman Lite Mount Washington Palm Baltimore

When the citizens of Baltimore banded together to repel the British during the War of 1812, three in five were immigrants, and one in five was black - some were free, some slaves. By Martin O'malley Baltimore British War Immigrants Black

I'd grown up in a working class neighborhood in Baltimore, a place hard hit by the offshoring of numerous heavy industries - steel, textile, shipbuilding. By Philipp Meyer Steel Textile Shipbuilding Baltimore Industries

Brownstone building overlooking the East River. A bunch of BMWs and By Rick Riordan River East Brownstone Building Overlooking

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC OF AMERICA By Marie Lu San Francisco California America Republic

Americans feel that this federal city belongs to them, but if they lay claim to the national treasures, they can't deny their collective responsibility for the other Washington where drugs, murder, and poverty are testaments to the nation's failure. Washington is America's city, in glorious myth and tragic reality. By Harry S. Jaffe Murder Americans Treasures Drugs Failure

Ravens always come back... By Mariah Cole Ravens Back

All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia By W.c. Fields Philadelphia Considered Things

I grew up in D.C. but always had a love affair with New York. I did 'Central Park West,' 'Sex and the City,' 'Law & Order.' By Darren Star York Law Order Central West

Well I am from Annapolis Maryland. I went to High school in Baltimore, but I grew up in Annapolis. It was a cute town. We lived on a waterfront community. It was good, even though I don't really fit the preppy boater kind of style. By Christian Siriano Maryland Annapolis Baltimore High School

What care though rival cities soarAlong the stormy coast,Penn's town, New York, Baltimore,If Boston knew the most! By Ralph Waldo Emerson Town York Boston Stormy Baltimoreif

Pittsburgh is kind of like Newark without the cultural advantages. By Johnny Carson Newark Pittsburgh Advantages Kind Cultural

The best part of shooting 'House of Cards' in Baltimore is eating lots of soft-shell crab. By Robin Wright House Cards Baltimore Shooting Crab

Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit. By Mayer Hawthorne Detroit Earth Soul

Nincompoops. (Quincy, By Raven Pitts Nincompoops Quincy

Justice needs to be served, what I think people of Baltimore want more than anything else is the truth. That's what people around the country expect. By Barack Obama Baltimore Justice Served Truth People