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Quotation from Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

“Sir William said he never spoke of “madness”; he called it not having a sense of proportion.”

Virginia Woolf (spoken by Narrator)

Mrs. Dalloway, Noon, Sir William Bradshaw's consulting room in Harley Street (Project Gutenberg #71865 (Harcourt, Brace text))

Portrait of Virginia Woolf

Speaking to Rezia alone, the specialist explains that her husband must go to a rest home in the country, away from her.

Citation: "Sir William said he never spoke of “madness”; he called it not having a sense of proportion." — Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, Noon, Sir William Bradshaw's consulting room in Harley Street (Project Gutenberg #71865 (Harcourt, Brace text)). (id mrs-dalloway-q6)

Portrait: Virginia Woolf 1927, Unknown author, Public domain.

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