“There never was a war that was
not inward; I must
fight till I conquered in myself what
causes war”
Marianne Moore (1887–1972) American poet and writer
In Distrust of Merits
Poetry
“Till this moment I never knew myself.”
— Jane Austen, book Pride and Prejudice
Source: Pride and Prejudice
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