“ Beauty means nothing whatever. In fact, the most beautiful women are generally the most stupid. ”
Virginia Woolf, Night and Day (1919). copy citation
| Author | Virginia Woolf |
|---|---|
| Source | Night and Day |
| Topic | beauty women |
| Date | 1919 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1245/1245-h/1245-h.htm |
Context
“and her tone changed to one almost of severity.
“This is what I foretold. We shall gain nothing but unhappiness. Look at me, Ralph.” He looked at her. “I assure you that I’m far more ordinary than I appear. Beauty means nothing whatever. In fact, the most beautiful women are generally the most stupid. I’m not that, but I’m a matter-of-fact, prosaic, rather ordinary character; I order the dinner, I pay the bills, I do the accounts, I wind up the clock, and I never look at a book.”
“You forget—” he began, but she would not let him speak.”
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