Human beings never enjoy complete happiness in this world. I was not b…

Charlotte Bronte
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Human beings never enjoy complete happiness in this world. I was not born for a different destiny to the rest of my species: to imagine such a lot befalling me is a fairy tale -- a daydream. Which I can and will realise. I shall begin today. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2016). Jane Eyre (World Classics, Unabridged), p.249, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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