I want the concentration and the romance, and the worlds all glued together, fused, glowing: have no time to waste any more on prose.
Virginia Woolf
Romantic Passion, Creative Focus, Personal Drive, Energy, Time, Creativity
Virginia Woolf’s Quotes On Topics
Intense Living | Discovery | Growing Up | Eternity | Eternal Spirit | Awareness | Intensity | Truth Escape | Learning Miracle | Voice Freedom | Chaos | Highbrow Intelligence | Solitude Life | Artist Life | Goodness Focus | Expressive Language | Unspoken Connection | Belief Truth | Creative Risk | Endless | More
More Virginia Woolf Quotes
“It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.” Virginia Woolf
Phantom Reality, Illusion Death, Fear Life, Phantom, Reality, Illusion
Virginia Woolf Phantom Reality, Illusion Death, Fear Life, Phantom, Reality, Illusion“Yes yes yes I do like you. I am afraid to write the stronger word.” Virginia Woolf
Love Expression, Emotional Vulnerability, Hesitation, Romantic Feelings, Fear, Self-Expression
Virginia Woolf Love Expression, Emotional Vulnerability, Hesitation, Romantic Feelings, Fear, Self-Expression“I am someone who thinks and feels much more than is reasonable. And that is all.” Virginia Woolf
Overthinking, Emotional Depth, Reasonable Thoughts, Introspection, Mindset, Feeling
Virginia Woolf Overthinking, Emotional Depth, Reasonable Thoughts, Introspection, Mindset, Feeling“I” is only a convenient term for somebody who has no real being.” Virginia Woolf
Existence Questioned, Self Identity, Philosophical Inquiry, Self, Philosophy, Being
Virginia Woolf Existence Questioned, Self Identity, Philosophical Inquiry, Self, Philosophy, Being“O why do I ever let anyone read what I write! Every time I have to go through a breakfast with a letter of criticism I swear I will write for my own praise or blame in future. It is a misery.” Virginia Woolf
Writer’s Vulnerability, Criticism Response, Reflection, Artistry, Struggle, Growth
Virginia Woolf Writer’s Vulnerability, Criticism Response, Reflection, Artistry, Struggle, Growth“I find that when I’ve seen a certain number of people my mind becomes like an old match box – the part one strikes on, I mean.” Virginia Woolf
Mental Fatigue, Social Overload, Observation, Metaphor, Reflection, Simplicity
Virginia Woolf Mental Fatigue, Social Overload, Observation, Metaphor, Reflection, Simplicity“All extremes of feeling are allied with madness.” Virginia Woolf
Emotional Extremes, Madness Passion, Intensity, Balance, Reflection, Humanity
Virginia Woolf Emotional Extremes, Madness Passion, Intensity, Balance, Reflection, Humanity“I am reading six books at once, the only way of reading; since, as you will agree, one book is only a single unaccompanied note, and to get the full sound, one needs ten others at the same time.” Virginia Woolf
Reading Books, Knowledge Learning, Mind Focus, Reading, Books, Learning
Virginia Woolf Reading Books, Knowledge Learning, Mind Focus, Reading, Books, Learning“Do not move, do not go. Sink within this moment. Hold it for ever.” Virginia Woolf
Moment's Beauty, Present Living, Timeless Connection, Stillness, Awareness, Eternity
Virginia Woolf Moment's Beauty, Present Living, Timeless Connection, Stillness, Awareness, Eternity“She was like a bird for speed, an arrow for directness.” Virginia Woolf
Speed Symbolism, Direct Nature, Swift Movement, Speed, Nature, Movement
Virginia Woolf Speed Symbolism, Direct Nature, Swift Movement, Speed, Nature, Movement“Semua orang ingin hidup bahagia. Kadang-kadang kita sendiri yang mempersulit keadaan untuk menjadi bahagia.” Virginia Woolf
Happiness, Life, Challenges, Self-Reflection, Personal Growth, Culture
Virginia Woolf Happiness, Life, Challenges, Self-Reflection, Personal Growth, Culture“If you insist upon fighting to protect me, or 'our' country, let it be understood soberly and rationally between us that you are fighting to gratify a sex instinct which I cannot share; to procure benefits where I have not shared and probably will not share.” Virginia Woolf
Gender fight, War critique, Sexual instinct, Feminism, Gender, War
Virginia Woolf Gender fight, War critique, Sexual instinct, Feminism, Gender, War“Was it wisdom? Was it knowledge? Was it, once more, the deceptiveness of beauty, so that all one’s perceptions, half way to truth, were tangled in a golden mesh?” Virginia Woolf
Wisdom Perception, Beauty Deception, Truth Tangled, Wisdom, Beauty, Perception
Virginia Woolf Wisdom Perception, Beauty Deception, Truth Tangled, Wisdom, Beauty, Perception“The telephone, which interrupts the most serious conversations and cuts short the most weighty observations, has a romance of its own.” Virginia Woolf
Telephone romance, Conversation interruption, Serious talk, Technology, Communication, Distraction
Virginia Woolf Telephone romance, Conversation interruption, Serious talk, Technology, Communication, Distraction“She dares me to pour myself out like a living waterfall. She dares me to enter the soul that is more than my own; she extinguishes fear in mere seconds. She lets light come through.” Virginia Woolf
Courage, Self, Love, Fear, Transformation, Empowerment
Virginia Woolf Courage, Self, Love, Fear, Transformation, Empowerment“One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them.” Virginia Woolf
Youth, Aging, Fellowship, Society, Maturity, Life Stages
Virginia Woolf Youth, Aging, Fellowship, Society, Maturity, Life Stages“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“This I say is the present moment; this is the first day of the summer holidays. This is part of the emerging monster to whom we are attached.” Virginia Woolf
Present Moment, Summer Days, Emergent Change, Time, Summer, Change
Virginia Woolf Present Moment, Summer Days, Emergent Change, Time, Summer, Change