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I am prepared to believe that a dry martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does for the soul.

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You can fall in love at first sight with a place as with a person.

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The first duty of wine is to be red. The second is to be a Burgundy.

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London is a city of clubs and private houses. You have to be a member.

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Alec Waugh

Born: July 8, 1898
Died: September 3, 1981 (aged 83)
Bio: Alexander Raban "Alec" Waugh was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher.
Known for:
  1. The Loom of Youth (1917)
  2. Hot Countries (1930)
  3. Island in the Sun (1955)
  4. The fatal gift (1973)
  5. A Spy in the Family (1970)

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