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Isak Dinesen

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Isak Dinesen writes that we see ourselves reflected in the people we meet, and that being a person means having a story to tell. He compares travel to a parcel being sent, and suggests that turning sorrow into a story makes it bearable. He also says that working a little each day can finish a great, almost impossible task.

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Isak Dinesen was the pen name of Danish author Baroness Karen von Blixen, who wrote in Danish and English.

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About Isak Dinesen

Baroness Karen Christentze von Blixen‑Finecke was a Danish author who wrote in both Danish and English. She is best known by the pen name Isak Dinesen in English‑speaking countries, but also used Tania Blixen in German‑speaking regions, as well as the names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel.

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