I start with a tingle, a kind of feeling of the story I will write. Then come the characters, and they take over, they make the story. - Karen Blixen

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I start with a tingle, a kind of feeling of the story I will write. Then come the characters, and they take over, they make the story.

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About Karen Blixen

Karen von Blixen-Finecke (17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author; born Karen Christence Dinesen, she is also known under her pen name Isak Dinesen.

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Alternative Names: Karen von Blixen-Finecke • Isak Dinesen • Tania Blixen • Pierre Andrézel • Osceola
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