4. desember

Mens Virginia Woolfs roman Mrs Dalloway har en av litteraturhistoriens mest kjente førstesetninger, vil jeg herved sitere avslutningen på et annet av hennes store verk, To the lighthouse. Dette er noe av det vakreste som er skrevet, synes jeg:

She looked at the steps; they were empty; she looked at the canvas; it was blurred. With a sudden intensity, as if she saw it clear for a second, she drew a line there, in the centre. It was done; it was finished. Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision.

Woolf, Virginia: To the lighthouse, Vintage, London, 2004
Foto: Metaingrid

Hver dag frem til jul presenterer Metaingrid en ny bok her på Leselyst.