Cases Quote by Isak Dinesen

“It is often the case with a new idea that when it comes knocking on society's door with modesty and the best premises for its existence, there is a tremendous outcry from inside.”

Isak Dinesen

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The divine art is the story.

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To be a person is to have a story to tell.

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