A Room of One's Own Contrasting Regions: Oxbridge and Fernham Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

The lamp in the spine does not light on beef and prunes. (1.26)

Woolf repeats this stuff about the "lamp in the spine" to make it crystal clear that it's hard to think well if your body isn't treated well. No mind-body separation here; they're totally connected.

Quote #11

Kings and nobles brought treasure in huge sacks and poured it under the earth. This scene was forever coming alive in my mind and placing itself by another of lean cows and a muddy market and withered greens. (1.26)

Oxbridge: the "treasure house." Fernham: the farmer's market on a February afternoon. Okay, Woolf, we get it.