It is a mournful thing to know that you are utterly isolate… - Augusta Wilson

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It is a mournful thing to know that you are utterly isolated among millions of human beings; that not a drop of your blood flows in any other veins.

Augusta Wilson

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Augusta Jane Wilson (née Evans; May 8, 1835 – May 9, 1909), was an American author of Southern literature and a supporter of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Her books were banned by the American Library Association in 1881. She was the first woman to earn US$100,000 through her writing.

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It is a mournful thing to know that you are utterly isolated among millions of human beings; that not a drop of your blood flows in any other veins. - Augusta Wilson

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