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Courage is like a disobedient dog, once it starts running away it flies all the faster for your attempts to recall it.

Katherine Mansfield

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Katherine Mansfield
Age: 34 †
Born: 1888
Born: October 14
Died: 1923
Died: January 9
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Wellington
New Zealand
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