But when we sit together, close,’ said Bernard, ‘we melt into each oth…

Virginia Woolf
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But when we sit together, close,’ said Bernard, ‘we melt into each other with phrases. We are edged with mist. We make an unsubstantial territory. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2016). The Waves, p.9, Virginia Woolf
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