“ What one wants in the person one lives with is that they should keep one at one's best. ”
Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out (1915). copy citation
| Author | Virginia Woolf |
|---|---|
| Source | The Voyage Out |
| Topic | living good |
| Date | 1915 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/144/144-h/144-h.htm |
Context
“He's man and woman as well." Her eyes rested upon Mr. Dalloway, leaning upon the rail, still talking. "Don't think I say that because I'm his wife—I see his faults more clearly than I see any one else's. What one wants in the person one lives with is that they should keep one at one's best. I often wonder what I've done to be so happy!" she exclaimed, and a tear slid down her cheek. She wiped it away, squeezed Rachel's hand, and exclaimed:
"How good life is!" At that moment, standing out in the fresh breeze, with the sun upon the waves, and Mrs.”
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