“I told you in the course of this paper that Shakespeare had a sister, but do not look for her in Sir Sidney Lee’s life of the poet. She died young—alas, she never wrote a word. She lies buried where the omnibuses now stop, opposite the Elephant and Castle. Now my belief is that this poet who never wrote a word and was buried at the crossroads still lives. She lives in you and in me, and in many other women who are not here tonight, for they are washing up the dishes and putting the children to bed. But she lives; for great poets do not die; they are continuing presences; they need only the opportunity to walk among us in the flesh......... But I maintain that she would come if we worked for her and that so to work, even in poverty and obscurity, is worthwhile.”

I am so glad I finally read this masterpiece. Classics are always kind of hit and miss and for me, and therefore I am always skeptical starting one (plus the language of course). But I am immensely glad I read this one. It was a bit hard to get into at first because this writing style is really not something I would like to read. These essays are coming from the stream of consciousness and therefore you're bound to get lost because it is some else's thought process. But I loved how sarcastic and witty Woolf's writing is and I have laughed at some points and got goosebumps at others.

This book is so ahead of its time because although it was written in the 1920s, there are lines in this book that rings true to this day. This I believe is one of the pioneering works of women in literature and feminism. I would definitely re-read this one time and again. I would urge you to pick it up, you will not regret it one bit.