As long as she thinks of a man, nobody objects to a woman thinking.
Virginia Woolf
Gender, Thought, Independence, Feminism, Womanhood, Freedom
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Novels | Quotation Use | Personal Loneliness | Emotions Humor | Dynamic Balance | Catastrophe Change | Personal Integrity | Social Perception | Facts Vs Fiction | Bookish Comfort | Literary Sensibility | Public Reflection | Uncertainty Embrace | Age | Love Admiration | Observation | Yearning | Emotional Trauma | Somber Imagery | Rigid Structure | More
More Virginia Woolf Quotes
“To put it in a nutshell, he was afflicted with a love of literature. It was the fatal nature of this disease to substitute a phantom for reality.” Virginia Woolf
Literature Love, Phantom Reality, Creative Affliction, Literature, Love, Reality
Virginia Woolf Literature Love, Phantom Reality, Creative Affliction, Literature, Love, Reality“Green in nature is one thing, green in literature another. Nature and letters seem to have a natural antipathy; bring them together and they tear each other to pieces.” Virginia Woolf
Literary Nature, Contrasting Elements, Creativity, Conflict, Reflection, Symbolism
Virginia Woolf Literary Nature, Contrasting Elements, Creativity, Conflict, Reflection, Symbolism“To tell the truth about oneself, to discover oneself near at hand, is not easy.” Virginia Woolf
Truth Self, Discovery Reflection, Life Knowledge, Truth, Self, Life
Virginia Woolf Truth Self, Discovery Reflection, Life Knowledge, Truth, Self, Life“Facts are all that they can offer us, and facts are a very inferior form of fiction.” Virginia Woolf
Facts vs Fiction, Truth Expression, Reality, Perception, Philosophy, Art
Virginia Woolf Facts vs Fiction, Truth Expression, Reality, Perception, Philosophy, Art“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.” Virginia Woolf
Writing Love, Creative Process, Writing Stages, Sex Comparison, Passion, Money
Virginia Woolf Writing Love, Creative Process, Writing Stages, Sex Comparison, Passion, Money“Distorted realities have always been my cup of tea.” Virginia Woolf
Perception, Reality, Distortion, Individualism, Mindset, Subjectivity
Virginia Woolf Perception, Reality, Distortion, Individualism, Mindset, Subjectivity“The interest in life does not lie in what people do, nor even in their relations to each other, but largely in the power to communicate with a third party, antagonistic, enigmatic, yet perhaps persuadable, which one may call life in general.” Virginia Woolf
Life, Communication, Relationships, Power, Philosophy, Interaction
Virginia Woolf Life, Communication, Relationships, Power, Philosophy, Interaction“There is the strange power we have of changing facts by the force of the imagination.” Virginia Woolf
Imaginative Power, Fact Alteration, Creative Force, Imagination, Power, Creativity
Virginia Woolf Imaginative Power, Fact Alteration, Creative Force, Imagination, Power, Creativity“Never will I wake those echoes, never will I ask for that hospitality again, I vowed as I descended the steps in anger. Still an hour remained before luncheon, and what was one to do?” Virginia Woolf
Vow, Anger, Reflection, Decision, Time, Memory
Virginia Woolf Vow, Anger, Reflection, Decision, Time, Memory“Let us not take for granted that life exists more fully in what is commonly thought big than in what is commonly thought small.” Virginia Woolf
Life, Perspective, Small Things, Importance, Value, Reflection
Virginia Woolf Life, Perspective, Small Things, Importance, Value, Reflection“Once you begin to take yourself seriously as a leader or as a follower, as a modern or as a conservative, then you become a self-conscious, biting, and scratching little animal whose work is not of the slightest value or importance to anybody.” Virginia Woolf
Self Consciousness, Leadership Struggles, Identity Crisis, Leadership, Identity, Struggle
Virginia Woolf Self Consciousness, Leadership Struggles, Identity Crisis, Leadership, Identity, Struggle“Yet, it is true, poetry is delicious; the best prose is that which is most full of poetry.” Virginia Woolf
Poetry Prose, Writing Art, Literary Expression, Poetry, Prose, Art
Virginia Woolf Poetry Prose, Writing Art, Literary Expression, Poetry, Prose, Art“Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic.” Virginia Woolf
Boredom Philanthropy, Life Reflection, Giving Action, Boredom, Life, Giving
Virginia Woolf Boredom Philanthropy, Life Reflection, Giving Action, Boredom, Life, Giving“Nothing thicker than a knife’s blade separates happiness from melancholy.” Virginia Woolf
Fine Line, Emotions Contrasts, Fragility, Reflection, Balance, Awareness
Virginia Woolf Fine Line, Emotions Contrasts, Fragility, Reflection, Balance, Awareness“How lovely goodness is in those who, stepping lightly, go smiling through the world.” Virginia Woolf
Goodness Beauty, Light Steps, Joyful Walk, Goodness, Joy, Beauty
Virginia Woolf Goodness Beauty, Light Steps, Joyful Walk, Goodness, Joy, Beauty“Just in case you ever foolishly forget; I’m never not thinking of you.” Virginia Woolf
Love Affection, Constant Thought, Heartfelt Devotion, Love, Thought, Remembrance
Virginia Woolf Love Affection, Constant Thought, Heartfelt Devotion, Love, Thought, Remembrance“Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.” Virginia Woolf
Foreign Humor, Language Barriers, Cultural Gifts, Humor, Language, Culture
Virginia Woolf Foreign Humor, Language Barriers, Cultural Gifts, Humor, Language, Culture“It is strange how a scrap of poetry works in the mind and makes the legs move in time to it along the road.” Virginia Woolf
Poetic Movement, Mind Rhythm, Inspirational Verse, Poetry, Rhythm, Movement
Virginia Woolf Poetic Movement, Mind Rhythm, Inspirational Verse, Poetry, Rhythm, Movement“How tired I am of stories, how tired I am of phrases that come down beautifully with all their feet on the ground! Also, how I distrust neat designs of life that are drawn upon half-sheets of note-paper. I begin to long for some little language such as lovers use, broken words, inarticulate words, like the shuffling of feet on the pavement.” Virginia Woolf
Storytelling Fatigue, Life's Imperfection, Inarticulate Expression, Writing, Stories, Love
Virginia Woolf Storytelling Fatigue, Life's Imperfection, Inarticulate Expression, Writing, Stories, Love