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When you grow up by the sea, you spend a good deal of time looking at the horizon. You wonder what on Earth the waves might bring - and where the sea might deposit you - until one day you know you have lived between two places, the scene of arrival and the point of departure.
Andrew O'Hagan
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"When you grow up by the sea, you spend a good deal of time looking at the horizon. You wonder what on Earth the waves might bring - and where the sea might deposit you - until one day you know you have lived between two places, the scene of arrival and the point of departure."
— Andrew O'Hagan

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When you grow up by the sea, you spend a good deal of time looking at the horizon. You wonder what on Earth the waves might bring - and where the sea might deposit you - until one day you know you have lived between two places, the scene of arrival and the point of departure. — Andrew O'Hagan

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Andrew O'Hagan was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1968–present).

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Who said "When you grow up by the sea, you spend a good deal of time looking at the horiz…"?
This quote is attributed to Andrew O'Hagan, a Novelist from United Kingdom.
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Andrew O'Hagan lived from 1968 – present.