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Quote by Jane Austen
Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Edu

Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything. – Jane Austen

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Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation. – Jane Austen

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