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Virginia Woolf Quotes
Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth.
Virginia Woolf

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Date of Birth:
January 25, 1882
Date of Death:
March 28, 1941
Nationality:
British
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