I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to …

Virginia Woolf
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I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married ✨ Virginia Woolf (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated), p.485, Delphi Classics
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I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married ✨ Virginia Woolf (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Virginia Woolf (Illustrated), p.485, Delphi Classics

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