"In every battle the eyes are the first to be conquered..."
- Tacitus, Germania
"One must work in solitude as a man who opens a clearing in virgin forest, sustained by the unique hope that somewhere in its depths, others are working to the same end."
- Ernst Jünger
"I find that I must go handsomely, whatever it costs me, and the charge will be made up in the fruit it brings."
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An inspiring character, check out this http://ardnea-nylandea.blogspot.com/2012/01/intresting-find-basil-seal-rides-again.html
I like Waugh as a travel writer because, unlike Thesiger or the heroic trekkers, Waugh took trips that I could imagine taking.
Thesiger describes meeting Waugh in Addis Ababa. He loathed him.
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