As for books, she will take to them of her own accord quite… - Sarah Orne Jewett

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As for books, she will take to them of her own accord quite soon enough, and in such weather as this I think one day in the fields is worth five in the school-house.

Sarah Orne Jewett

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Sarah Orne Jewett (September 3, 1849 – June 24, 1909) was an American author and poet whose works were primarily set in her native New England.

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Birth Name: Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett

Alternative Names: Sara Orne Jewett • Sara Jewett • Sarah O. Jewett

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I have come to know what it is to have patience, but I have lost my hope.

In the life of each of us, I said to myself, there is a place remote and islanded, and given to endless regret or secret happiness.

A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return.

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