Karen Blixen Quotes



Best Daguerreotypes and Other Essays Quote by Karen Blixen

Daguerreotypes and Other Essays Quotes

“If a man can devote himself undisturbed to the work which is on his mind, he can, as far I have observed, completely ignore his surroundings.

They disappear for him; he can sit in filth and disorder, draught and cold, and be completely happy.

For most women it is insufferable to sit in a room if the color scheme displeases them.”

Daguerreotypes and Other Essays

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