She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day.
Virginia Woolf
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Mrs. Dalloway (1925); Exact wording and attribution checked. Narration reflecting Clarissa’s fragile sense of existence after illness.
- Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
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