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I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don't have complete emotions about the present, only about the past. - Virginia Woolf Quotes

I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.

Source:The Diary (March 18, 1925)
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  • Profession: Writer, Novelist, Essayist
  • Born: January 25, 1882 - March 28, 1941
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