The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master something that, at times, strangely wills and works for itself. (Charlotte Brontë)

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master something that, at times, strangely wills and works for itself.

Charlotte Brontë

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