"J'ai un but, une tâche, disons le mot, une passion. Le métier d'écrire en est une violente et presque indestructible." <i>("I have an object, a tas… - George Sand

"J'ai un but, une tâche, disons le mot, une passion. Le métier d'écrire en est une violente et presque indestructible."

("I have an object, a task, let me say the word, a passion. The profession of writing is a violent and almost indestructible one.")

[Letter to Jules Boucoiran, 4 March 1831]

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Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin, baronne Dudevant (1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), most famous under her pseudonym George Sand, was a French novelist and a pioneer of feminism.

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Alternative Names: Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin Amandine Lucile Aurore Dupin Baroness Dudevant Jules Sand Lucie Dudevant Aurore Amantine Lucile Dupin Aurore Amantine Lucile Sand Amandine-Aaurore-Lucile Dupin George nee Dupin Sand Mrs. George Sand Georges Sand Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant Amandine-Aaurore-Lucile Dudevant Lucile Aurore Dupin A.A.L. Dudevant-Dupin
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