We are under the spell always of what is distant from us. It is not in our nature to desire passionately what is near at hand.

We are under the spell always of what is distant from us. It is not in our nature to desire passionately what is near at hand.

我们总是被那些远离我们的东西所迷惑。我们的天性中没有激情地渴望近在咫尺的东西。

-- Alec Waugh 亚历克沃