There was a serenity about him always that had the look of innocence, …

Virginia Woolf
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There was a serenity about him always that had the look of innocence, when, technically, the word was no longer applicable. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated), p.1146, Delphi Classics
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