“One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.”

About Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Author • Austrian

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach was a celebrated Austrian writer renowned for her psychological novels and aphorisms. Born into an aristocratic family, she began writing early, overcoming societal resistance to female...

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