I do not want to be admired. I want to give, to be given, and solitude…

Virginia Woolf
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I do not want to be admired. I want to give, to be given, and solitude in which to unfold my possessions. ✨ Virginia Woolf (2016). The Waves, p.38, Virginia Woolf
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