The true birthplace is that wherein for the first time one looks intelligently upon oneself; my first homelands have been books, and to a lesser degr… - Marguerite Yourcenar
" "The true birthplace is that wherein for the first time one looks intelligently upon oneself; my first homelands have been books, and to a lesser degree schools.
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About Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour (June 8 1903 – December 17 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist who wrote under the pseudonym Marguerite Yourcenar. She was the first woman to be elected to the Académie française.
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Marguerite Cleenewerck de Crayencour
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Marguerite de Crayencour
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Marguerite Antoinette Jeanne Marie Ghislaine Cleenewerck de Crayencour
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