"If I let a gust of wind or a sprinkling of rain turn me aside from the easy tasks, what preparation would such sloth be for the future I propose mysel...
I tired of the routine of eight years in one afternoon.
~ Charlotte Brontë ~
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I tired of the routine of eight years in one afternoon.
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