Who said “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”?

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Virginia Woolf. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceA Room of One's Own (1929)

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Woolf, V. (n.d.). One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18244-one-cannot-think-well-love-well-sleep-well/

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Woolf, Virginia. “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18244-one-cannot-think-well-love-well-sleep-well/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Woolf, Virginia. “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/18244-one-cannot-think-well-love-well-sleep-well/.

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