What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one's self! - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as one's self!

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About Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 July 1804 – 19 May 1864) was an American writer remembered for his romance novels (The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun) and short stories.

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Pen Names: Monsieur de l’Aubépine
Birth Name: Nathaniel Hathorne
Alternative Names: Monsieur de l'Aubépine N. H.
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