I think,' said Lyndall, 'that he is like a thorn-tree, whic… - Olive Schreiner

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I think,' said Lyndall, 'that he is like a thorn-tree, which grows up very quietly, without any one's caring for it, and one day suddenly breaks out into yellow blossoms.

Olive Schreiner

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About Olive Schreiner

Olive Schreiner (24 March 1855 – 11 December 1920) was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual.

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Pen Names: Ralph Iron

Alternative Names: Olive Emily Albertina Schreiner • Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner • Olive (Emilie Albertina) Schreiner

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If the bird does like its cage, and does like its sugar and will not leave it, why keep the door so very carefully shut?

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