Nobody has seen the trekking birds take their way towards s… - Karen Blixen

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Nobody has seen the trekking birds take their way towards such warmer spheres as do not exist, or rivers break their course through rocks and plains to run into an ocean which is not to be found. For God does not create a longing or a hope without having a fulfilling reality ready for them. But our longing is our pledge, and blessed are the homesick, for they shall come home.

Karen Blixen

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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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our longing is our pledge, and blessed are the homesick, for they shall come home.

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