"I have a feeling that wherever I may be in the future, I will be wondering whether there is rain at Ngong."
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Letter to her mother (26 February 1919)
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Karen Blixen
Karen von Blixen-Finecke (17 April 1885 β 7 September 1962) was a Danish author; born Karen Christence Dinesen, she is also known under her pen name Isak Dinesen.
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