I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of …

Charlotte Bronte
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I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitments, awaited those who had the courage to go forth into it's expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst it's perils. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2004). Jane Eyre, p.40, Variocity
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I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitments, awaited those who had the courage to go forth into it's expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst it's perils. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2004). Jane Eyre, p.40, Variocity

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