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Sometimes a man hits upon a place to which he mysteriously feels that he belongs.
W. Somerset Maugham
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W. Somerset Maugham
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: January 1
Died: 1965
Died: January 1
Army Scout
Literary Critic
Novelist
Physician Writer
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France
W. Somerset Maugham
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