“ It is no use trying to sum people up. ”
Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room (1922). copy citation
| Author | Virginia Woolf |
|---|---|
| Source | Jacob's Room |
| Topic | complexity people summary |
| Date | 1922 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5670/pg5670-images.html |
Context
“But since, even at her age, she noted his indifference, presumably he was in some way or other—to her at least—nice, handsome, interesting, distinguished, well built, like her own boy? One must do the best one can with her report. Anyhow, this was Jacob Flanders, aged nineteen. It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done—for instance, when the train drew into the station, Mr. Flanders burst open the door, and put the lady's dressing-case out for her, saying, or rather mumbling: "Let me" very shyly; indeed he was rather clumsy about it.”
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