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Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing.
Alexander Woollcott
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Alexander Woollcott
Age: 56 †
Born: 1887
Born: January 19
Died: 1943
Died: January 23
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Alexander Humphreys Woollcott
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