It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavo…

Virginia Woolf
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It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work. ✨ Virginia Woolf, David Bradshaw (2009). Selected Essays, p.26, Oxford University Press
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