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Meaning
The quote says that writers do not control their inner state all the time. Sometimes their feelings are calm, and sometimes they are intense or troubled.
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Source
The Shakespeare Head Brontë: The Brontës (1932)
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
The phrase appears in the book "The Shakespeare Head Brontë: The Brontës (1932)" by Charlotte Brontë (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Charlotte Brontë
English novelist and poet
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet. Born Charlotte Nicholls, she is best known as the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë, and for her novel Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre first appeared under the pen name Currer Bell and was a major success when it was published. It has since come to be regarded as a classic of English literature.
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