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“It is the thing that is most remote from the world in which we ourselves live that attracts us most. We are under the spell of what is distant from us. It is not our nature to desire passionately what is near at hand.”

Quote by Alec Waugh

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Alec Waugh was a British novelist and travel writer renowned for his fictional works. Born on July 8, 1898, he was the son of Arthur Waugh, a fellow author. Waugh's career as a writer spanned several decades, producing a variety of novels and short stories. His writing was characterized by its reflection of personal experiences and observations, and he is recognized as a significant novelist of his era. more

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