Jan
9
‘To stop irritation by the assurance that nothing is worth irritation’
Virginia Woolf’s New Year’s resolutions, January 2, 1931
Here are my resolutions for the next 3 months; the next lap of the year. To have none. Not to be tied. To be free & kindly with myself, not goading it to parties: to sit rather privately reading in the studio. To make a good job of The Waves. To stop irritation by the assurance that nothing is worth irritation [referring to Nelly]. Sometimes to read, sometimes not to read. To go out yes—but stay at home in spite of being asked. As for clothes, to buy good ones.via
