“ Men will want to kiss you, just as they'll want to marry you. The pity is to get things out of proportion. ”
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out (1915). copy citation
| Author | Virginia Woolf |
|---|---|
| Source | The Voyage Out |
| Topic | pity kissing |
| Date | 1915 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/144/144-h/144-h.htm |
Context
“Helen reflected that as, from what she had said, Rachel certainly would think these things out, it might be as well to help her.
"You oughtn't to be frightened," she said. "It's the most natural thing in the world. Men will want to kiss you, just as they'll want to marry you. The pity is to get things out of proportion. It's like noticing the noises people make when they eat, or men spitting; or, in short, any small thing that gets on one's nerves."
Rachel seemed to be inattentive to these remarks.
"Tell me," she said suddenly, "what are those women in Piccadilly?"”
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