Love had a thousand shapes.
Virginia Woolf
Many Loves, Love Shapes, Love Diversity, Emotions, Relationships, Feelings
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Happiness In Death | Independence | Fiery Drowning | Emotional Distance | Overwhelmed Thoughts | Writing Power | Imagination | Heartfelt Devotion | Human Habits | Mental | Social Boundaries | Communication Truth | Virtue Light | Injustice Memory | Existential Struggles | Intellectual Reflection | Darkness Absence | Timeless Bonds | Discussion | Minimalism | More
More Virginia Woolf Quotes
“Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.” Virginia Woolf
Death Life, Value Reflection, Existence Knowledge, Death, Life, Value
Virginia Woolf Death Life, Value Reflection, Existence Knowledge, Death, Life, Value“Let a man get up and say, Behold, this is the truth, and instantly I perceive a sandy cat filching a piece of fish in the background. Look, you have forgotten the cat, I say.” Virginia Woolf
Truth Reality, Perception Focus, Writing Humor, Truth, Perception, Reality
Virginia Woolf Truth Reality, Perception Focus, Writing Humor, Truth, Perception, Reality“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“Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by his heart, and his friends can only read the title.” Virginia Woolf
Personal Past, Memory, Self Reflection, Identity, Friendship, History
Virginia Woolf Personal Past, Memory, Self Reflection, Identity, Friendship, History“When you consider things like the stars, our affairs don't seem to matter very much, do they?” Virginia Woolf
Starry Thoughts, Cosmic Perspective, Human Affairs, Life, Universe, Meaning
Virginia Woolf Starry Thoughts, Cosmic Perspective, Human Affairs, Life, Universe, Meaning“The immense success of our life is, I think, that our treasure is hid away; or rather in such common things that nothing can touch it.” Virginia Woolf
Simple Treasures, Inner Wealth, Protection, Contentment, Simplicity, Gratitude
Virginia Woolf Simple Treasures, Inner Wealth, Protection, Contentment, Simplicity, Gratitude“She felt very young; at the same time unspeakably aged.” Virginia Woolf
Youthful Paradox, Emotional Conflict, Aging, Time, Self, Experience
Virginia Woolf Youthful Paradox, Emotional Conflict, Aging, Time, Self, Experience“How remorseless life is!” Virginia Woolf
Life’s Struggles, Harsh Reality, Existentialism, Life Lessons, Time, Fate
Virginia Woolf Life’s Struggles, Harsh Reality, Existentialism, Life Lessons, Time, Fate“I am all the time thinking about poetry and fiction and you.” Virginia Woolf
Poetry Thoughts, Fiction Desire, Constant Reflection, Writing, Poetry, Thoughts
Virginia Woolf Poetry Thoughts, Fiction Desire, Constant Reflection, Writing, Poetry, Thoughts“I need silence, and to be alone and to go out, and to save one hour to consider what has happened to my world, what death has done to my world.” Virginia Woolf
Need for silence, Reflection time, Solitude need, Peace, Solitude, Grief
Virginia Woolf Need for silence, Reflection time, Solitude need, Peace, Solitude, Grief“The strange thing about life is that though the nature of it must have been apparent to every one for hundreds of years, no one has left any adequate account of it.” Virginia Woolf
Life's Mystery, Universal Question, Human Legacy, Observation, Complexity, Philosophy
Virginia Woolf Life's Mystery, Universal Question, Human Legacy, Observation, Complexity, Philosophy“I worship you, but I loathe marriage. I hate its smugness, its safety, its compromise and the thought of you interfering with my work, hindering me; what would you answer?” Virginia Woolf
Love, Marriage, Compromise, Conflict, Independence, Work
Virginia Woolf Love, Marriage, Compromise, Conflict, Independence, Work“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“Why must they grow up and lose it all?” Virginia Woolf
Childhood Loss, Growing Up, Innocence Forgotten, Childhood, Growth, Innocence
Virginia Woolf Childhood Loss, Growing Up, Innocence Forgotten, Childhood, Growth, Innocence“Arrange whatever pieces come your way.” Virginia Woolf
Life's Pieces, Adaptability, Problem Solving, Chaos, Life, Flexibility
Virginia Woolf Life's Pieces, Adaptability, Problem Solving, Chaos, Life, Flexibility“But what after all, is one night? A short space, especially when the darkness dims so soon, and so soon a bird sings, or a faint green quickens, like a turning leaf, in the hollow of the waves. Night, however, succeeds to night. The winter holds a pack of them in store and deals them equally, evenly, with indefatigable fingers. They lengthen; they darken. Some of them hold aloft clear planets, plates of brightness.” Virginia Woolf
Night Time, Winter Nature, Change Light, Night, Nature, Time
Virginia Woolf Night Time, Winter Nature, Change Light, Night, Nature, Time“Did it matter then, she asked herself, walking towards Bond Street, did it matter that she must inevitably cease completely? All this must go on without her; did she resent it; or did it not become consoling to believe that death ended absolutely?” Virginia Woolf
Existential Reflection, Life and Death, Mortality, Philosophy, Self, Acceptance
Virginia Woolf Existential Reflection, Life and Death, Mortality, Philosophy, Self, Acceptance“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