"Sleep, that deplorable curtailment of the joy..." - Quote by Virginia Woolf
Sleep, that deplorable curtailment of the joy of life.
More by Virginia Woolf
“With twice his wits, she had to see things through his eyes -- one of the tragedies of married life.”
“Moments like this are buds on the tree of life. Flowers of darkness they are.”
“To write weekly, to write daily, to write shortly, to write for busy people catching trains in the morning or for tired people coming home in the evening, is a heartbreaking task for men who know good writing from bad. They do it, but instinctively draw out of harm's way anything precious that might be damaged by contact with the public, or anything sharp that might irritate its skin.”
More on Sleep
“The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.”
“You must sleep sometime between lunch and dinner, and no halfway measures. Take off your clothes and get into bed. That's what I always do.”
“The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please eradicate these annoying animals.”
More on Joy
“Dry happiness is like dry bread. We eat, but we do not dine. I wish for the superfluous, for the useless, for the extravagant, for the too much, for that which is not good for anything.”
“That's love. That's all it means. It means sharing joy with people.”
“The most beautiful gift of nature is that it gives one pleasure to look around and try to comprehend what we see.”