“In the city people are moving down sidewalks, up and down escalators, along aisles; they are stationed in the driver’s seat of buses, at gas pumps, computers, and cash registers. There is a low-intensity fear in them. They avoid turning in certain directions, flailing their arms or poking their hands in certain ways. They respect invisible barriers.”

“In the city people are moving down sidewalks, up and down escalators, along aisles; they are stationed in the driver’s seat of buses, at gas pumps, computers, and cash registers. There is a low-intensity fear in them. They avoid turning in certain directions, flailing their arms or poking their hands in certain ways. They respect invisible barriers.”

— Alphonso Lingis