Sounds of the City
“My dad gave my sister pepper spray for her birthday.”
A 13-year-old in Koreatown
“We’ve been friends for, like, 10 years. That’s longer than either of us has been alive.”
A girl to her aunt in Hollywood
“I love him so much I could punch him.”
A woman talking about her pitbull in L.A.
“I didn’t think there was anything north of Van Nuys.”
One actress to another in North Hills
“I don’t trust him. I mean, he hasn’t even been divorced yet.”
A woman to her girlfriend in Beverly Hills.
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