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We can all begin freely—a slight preference is natural enough but there are very few of us who have heart enough to be really in love without encouragement.

Jane Austen

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Jane Austen
Age: 101 †
Born: 1775
Born: December 16
Died: 1877
Died: July 24
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Steventon
Hampshire
Begin
Natural
Without
Enough
Heart
Slight
Really
Preference
Love
Freely
Encouragement

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