"Real people are places to me as much as persons: I want to see them, as I want to see the places I am fond of, in all weathers and at all times of the year."

Leonard Alfred George Strong, English Writer

People, Want

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"Real people are places to me as much as persons: I want to see them, as I want to see the places I am fond of, in all weathers and at all times of the year."

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