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Even the names of the books gave me food for thought.

Even the names of the books gave me food for thought.
– Virginia Woolf

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  37. Here was one room; there another. Did religion solve that, or love? – Virginia Woolf
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  40. No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself. – Virginia Woolf

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