Did nature supplement what man advanced? Did she complete what he began? With equal complacence she saw his misery, condoned his meanness and acquiesced in his torture.
Virginia Woolf
Nature’s Role, Human Struggle, Complacent Observation, Nature, Human, Struggle
Virginia Woolf’s Quotes On Topics
Productive Rest | Creative Refuge | Fighting Spirit | Harsh Reality | Ideas | Women’s Identity | Self-Doubt | Distance | Creative Solutions | Midsummer Vivid | Creative Drive | Dream World | Individualism | Creative Genius | Heartfelt Devotion | Charity | Life’s Danger | War Narrative | Vanity | Passage Of Time | More
More Virginia Woolf Quotes
“Let us record the atoms as they fall upon the mind in the order in which they fall.” Virginia Woolf
Mind Thought, Writing Observation, Reflection Knowledge, Mind, Writing, Thought
Virginia Woolf Mind Thought, Writing Observation, Reflection Knowledge, Mind, Writing, Thought“I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.” Virginia Woolf
Love, Perception, Existence, Connection, Reality, Life
Virginia Woolf Love, Perception, Existence, Connection, Reality, Life“Moments like this are buds on the tree of life. Flowers of darkness they are.” Virginia Woolf
Life's Fragility, Ephemeral Moments, Symbolic Reflections, Growth, Beauty, Transience
Virginia Woolf Life's Fragility, Ephemeral Moments, Symbolic Reflections, Growth, Beauty, Transience“Well, we must wait for the future to show.” Virginia Woolf
Patience Wisdom, Time Unfolding, Uncertainty, Hope, Anticipation, Reflection
Virginia Woolf Patience Wisdom, Time Unfolding, Uncertainty, Hope, Anticipation, Reflection“I will cut adrift – I will sit on pavements and drink coffee – I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim – this fine October.” Virginia Woolf
Freedom, Dreaming, Self-Expression, Coffee, Solitude, Autumn
Virginia Woolf Freedom, Dreaming, Self-Expression, Coffee, Solitude, Autumn“The art of writing has for backbone some fierce attachment to an idea.” Virginia Woolf
Creative Backbone, Writing Passion, Idea Attachment, Writing, Creativity, Passion
Virginia Woolf Creative Backbone, Writing Passion, Idea Attachment, Writing, Creativity, Passion“In any case life is but a procession of shadows, and God knows why it is that we embrace them so eagerly, and see them depart with such anguish, being shadows.” Virginia Woolf
Life Shadows, Existential Struggles, Embracing Shadows, Human Nature, Life, Death
Virginia Woolf Life Shadows, Existential Struggles, Embracing Shadows, Human Nature, Life, Death“In her eyes shone the sweetness of melancholy.” Virginia Woolf
Melancholic beauty, Emotional depth, Sweet sorrow, Emotion, Eyes, Feeling
Virginia Woolf Melancholic beauty, Emotional depth, Sweet sorrow, Emotion, Eyes, Feeling“At last she shut the book sharply, lay back, and drew a deep breath, expressive of the wonder which always marks the transition from the imaginary world to the real world.” Virginia Woolf
Imaginary vs Real, Book Ending, Transition Moment, Reflection, Escape, Reality
Virginia Woolf Imaginary vs Real, Book Ending, Transition Moment, Reflection, Escape, Reality“The mind which is most capable of receiving impressions is very often the least capable of drawing conclusions.” Virginia Woolf
Mind, Perception, Intellectualism, Thought, Reasoning, Reflection
Virginia Woolf Mind, Perception, Intellectualism, Thought, Reasoning, Reflection“For pleasure has no relish unless we share it.” Virginia Woolf
Pleasure Sharing, Human Connection, Happiness, Relationships, Joy, Solitude
Virginia Woolf Pleasure Sharing, Human Connection, Happiness, Relationships, Joy, Solitude“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“A light here required a shadow there.” Virginia Woolf
Light And Shadow, Artistic Contrast, Deep Thinking, Duality, Perspective, Symbolism
Virginia Woolf Light And Shadow, Artistic Contrast, Deep Thinking, Duality, Perspective, Symbolism“Romantic Love is only an Illusion. A story one makes up in One’s Mind about Another Person.” Virginia Woolf
Love Illusion, Romantic Perception, Mind Stories, Illusion, Love, Perception
Virginia Woolf Love Illusion, Romantic Perception, Mind Stories, Illusion, Love, Perception“Nothing, I know, had any chance against death.” Virginia Woolf
Mortality Acceptance, Life’s Fragility, Reflection, Loss, Inevitability, Truth
Virginia Woolf Mortality Acceptance, Life’s Fragility, Reflection, Loss, Inevitability, Truth“I’m terrified of passive acquiescence. I live in intensity.” Virginia Woolf
Fear of passivity, Intense living, Active engagement, Life, Fear, Passion
Virginia Woolf Fear of passivity, Intense living, Active engagement, Life, Fear, Passion“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“She had the perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very, dangerous to live even one day.” Virginia Woolf
Loneliness, Existential Fear, Solitude, Life’s Danger, Isolation, Anxiety
Virginia Woolf Loneliness, Existential Fear, Solitude, Life’s Danger, Isolation, Anxiety