Isabelle Eberhardt
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Biography
Isabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt was a Swiss explorer and author. As a teenager, Eberhardt, educated in Switzerland by her father, published short stories under a male pseudonym.
"For those who know the value of and exquisite taste of solitary freedom (for one is only free when alone), the act of leaving is the bravest and most beautiful of all."
"Death does not frighten me but dying obscurely and above all uselessly does."
"I am not afraid of death, but would not want to die in some obscure or pointless way."