--- title: "11 Vita-sackville-west Quotes by 2 authors" description: "Browse 11 Vita-sackville-west quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Vita-sackville-west sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/vita-sackville-west-4366_every-moment_like-a-little-warm-coal-in-my-heart-burn_1729995.jpg" --- > [“Like a little warm coal in my heart burns your saying that you miss me. I miss you oh so much. How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/like-a-little-warm-coal-in-my-heart-burns-your-saying-that-you-miss/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d92/vita-sackville-west-4366_every-moment_like-a-little-warm-coal-in-my-heart-burn_1729995.jpg) > [“Vita has been twice. She is doomed to go to Persia; and I mind the thought so much (thinking to lose sight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/vita-has-been-twice-she-is-doomed-to-go-to-persia-and-i-mind-the/) [Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/virginia-woolf-49_diary_vita-has-been-twice-she-is-doomed-to-go_482428.jpg) > [“I think she is one of the most mentally exciting people I know. She hates the wishy-washiness of Bloomsbury young men. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/i-think-she-is-one-of-the-most-mentally-exciting-people-i-know-she/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/vita-sackville-west-4366_friendship_i-think-she-is-one-of-the-most-mentally_2005079.jpg) > [“I am sitting up in bed: I am very very charming; and Vita is a dear old rough coated sheep dog: or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/i-am-sitting-up-in-bed-i-am-very-very-charming-and-vita-is-a-dear-old/) [Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/virginia-woolf-49_charming_i-am-sitting-up-in-bed-i-am-very-very-ch_2952174.jpg) > [“This is how you must imagine your letters arriving, and me carrying them off to read in peace, and saying 'oh darling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/this-is-how-you-must-imagine-your-letters-arriving-and-me-carrying/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/vita-sackville-west-4366_letter_this-is-how-you-must-imagine-your-letter_113556.jpg) > [“I have a perfectly romantic and no doubt untrue vision of you in my mind – stamping out the hops in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/i-have-a-perfectly-romantic-and-no-doubt-untrue-vision-of-you-in-my/) [Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/975/virginia-woolf-49_dreams_i-have-a-perfectly-romantic-and-no-doubt_2882664.jpg) > [ “You angel, you have written. \[...\] Please, in all this muddle of life, continue to be a bright and constant star. Just… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/you-angel-you-have-written-please-in-all-this-muddle-of-life-continue/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/vita-sackville-west-4366_letters_you-angel-you-have-written-please-in-all_452775.jpg) > [“I've just stopped talking to you. It seems so strange. It's perfectly peaceful here--they're playing bowls--I'd just put flowers in your room.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/i-ve-just-stopped-talking-to-you-it-seems-so-strange-it-s-perfectly/) [Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/virginia-woolf-49_letters_i-ve-just-stopped-talking-to-you-it-seem_484775.jpg) > [ “I don't want to get landed in an affair which might get beyond my control before I knew where I was. \[...\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/i-don-t-want-to-get-landed-in-an-affair-which-might-get-beyond-my/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/vita-sackville-west-4366_affair_i-don-t-want-to-get-landed-in-an-affair_2715854.jpg) > [“Clive with his tongue well-loosened, imagine my horror when he suddenly said, 'I wonder if I dare ask Vita a very indiscreet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/clive-with-his-tongue-well-loosened-imagine-my-horror-when-he/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/vita-sackville-west-4366_letters_clive-with-his-tongue-well-loosened-imag_1692055.jpg) > [ “\[Virginia\] is an exquisite companion, and I love her dearly. She has to stay in bed till luncheon, as she is still… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/virginia-is-an-exquisite-companion-and-i-love-her-dearly-she-has-to/) [Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vita-sackville-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/vita-sackville-west-4366_fall-in-love_virginia-is-an-exquisite-companion-and-i_1353409.jpg) ## Top authors on Vita-sackville-west - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vita-sackvillewest-93936.jpg) Vita Sackville-West 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vita-sackville-west/vita-sackville-west/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vita-sackville-west/#itemlist", "name": "Vita-sackville-west Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Like a little warm coal in my heart burns your saying that you miss me. 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I love her, but couldn't fall 'in love' with her, so don't be nervous!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vita Sackville-West" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/i-think-she-is-one-of-the-most-mentally-exciting-people-i-know-she/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/vita-sackville-west-4366_friendship_i-think-she-is-one-of-the-most-mentally_2005079.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/vita-sackville-west-4366_friendship_i-think-she-is-one-of-the-most-mentally_2005079.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/vita-sackville-west-4366_friendship_i-think-she-is-one-of-the-most-mentally_2005079.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think she is one of the most mentally exciting people I know. 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You have given me such happiness...”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Virginia Woolf" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/i-ve-just-stopped-talking-to-you-it-seems-so-strange-it-s-perfectly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/virginia-woolf-49_letters_i-ve-just-stopped-talking-to-you-it-seem_484775.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/virginia-woolf-49_letters_i-ve-just-stopped-talking-to-you-it-seem_484775.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/virginia-woolf-49_letters_i-ve-just-stopped-talking-to-you-it-seem_484775.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've just stopped talking to you. It seems so strange. 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Now you know all about it, and I hope I haven't shocked you [...]”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vita Sackville-West" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/i-don-t-want-to-get-landed-in-an-affair-which-might-get-beyond-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/vita-sackville-west-4366_affair_i-don-t-want-to-get-landed-in-an-affair_2715854.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/vita-sackville-west-4366_affair_i-don-t-want-to-get-landed-in-an-affair_2715854.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/vita-sackville-west-4366_affair_i-don-t-want-to-get-landed-in-an-affair_2715854.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't want to get landed in an affair which might get beyond my control before I knew where I was. 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This will show you what the conversation was like!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vita Sackville-West" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/clive-with-his-tongue-well-loosened-imagine-my-horror-when-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/vita-sackville-west-4366_letters_clive-with-his-tongue-well-loosened-imag_1692055.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/vita-sackville-west-4366_letters_clive-with-his-tongue-well-loosened-imag_1692055.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/vita-sackville-west-4366_letters_clive-with-his-tongue-well-loosened-imag_1692055.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Clive with his tongue well-loosened, imagine my horror when he suddenly said, 'I wonder if I dare ask Vita a…” — Vita Sackville-West", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“[Virginia] is an exquisite companion, and I love her dearly. She has to stay in bed till luncheon, as she is still far from well, and she has lots of lessons to do. Leonard is coming on Saturday [...] Please don't think that a) I shall fall in love with Virginia b) Virginia will fall in love with me c) Leonard \"\"\"\"\"\" d) I shall fall \"\"\" Leonard Because it is not so [...]”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vita Sackville-West" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vita-sackville-west/virginia-is-an-exquisite-companion-and-i-love-her-dearly-she-has-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/vita-sackville-west-4366_fall-in-love_virginia-is-an-exquisite-companion-and-i_1353409.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/vita-sackville-west-4366_fall-in-love_virginia-is-an-exquisite-companion-and-i_1353409.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/vita-sackville-west-4366_fall-in-love_virginia-is-an-exquisite-companion-and-i_1353409.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[Virginia] is an exquisite companion, and I love her dearly. 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