Words of Wisdom — January 24, 2014

Virginia Woolf on Aging

“I don’t believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism.”- Virginia Woolf (born on this date in 1882)

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“I don’t believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun. Hence my optimism.”
– Virginia Woolf (born on this date in 1882)

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