"It's such a huge city that you could see skyscrapers like 10 miles away, and on the other side you can die looking at them." - ALEX ZHAROV, In the Shadow of the City, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #IntheShadowoftheCity #SkyscraperDay #AlexZharov

"Nobody likes sharks!" - BRIAN URBASZEWSKI, In the Shadow of the City, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #IntheShadowoftheCity #SharkAwarenessDay #BrianUrbaszewski

"And his friends gave him books-- Dostoevsky, Tolkien, guides to Slavic paganism, the Beats, and also Robinson Crusoe & Treasure Island." - BRETT MARTIN, In the Shadow of the City, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #IntheShadowoftheCity #JRRTolkienDay #BrettMartin