Madness is terrific I can assure you, and not to be sniffed at; and in its lava I still find most of the things I write about. It shoots out of one everything shaped, final, not in mere driblets, as sanity does.
Virginia Woolf
Creative Madness, Passion Expression, Inspiration, Depth, Intensity, Chaos
Virginia Woolf’s Quotes On Topics
Social Expectations | Intellectual Discovery | Beauty Reflection | Imaginary Vs Real | Peaceful Mind | Book Lover | Inner Sadness | Fatigue Struggle | Anger | Personal Frustration | Life's Ending | Winter | Spiritual Connection | Intensity | Oneness | Cuisine | Overwhelm | Writing Humor | Loneliness | Poet Love | More
More Virginia Woolf Quotes
“I read the book of Job last night, I don’t think God comes out well in it.” Virginia Woolf
Religious doubt, Book of Job, Spiritual reflection, Religion, Theology, Doubt
Virginia Woolf Religious doubt, Book of Job, Spiritual reflection, Religion, Theology, Doubt“I like to have space to spread my mind out in.” Virginia Woolf
Mental Space, Freedom To Think, Creative Living, Reflection, Openness, Exploration
Virginia Woolf Mental Space, Freedom To Think, Creative Living, Reflection, Openness, Exploration“On the outskirts of every agony sits some observant fellow who points.” Virginia Woolf
Agony, Observation, Suffering, Human Experience, Insight, Perspective
Virginia Woolf Agony, Observation, Suffering, Human Experience, Insight, Perspective“Disastrous would have been the result if a fire or a death had suddenly demanded something heroic of human nature, but tragedies come in the hungry hours.” Virginia Woolf
Human Tragedy, Heroic Nature, Life’s Trials, Tragedy, Life, Fire
Virginia Woolf Human Tragedy, Heroic Nature, Life’s Trials, Tragedy, Life, Fire“Books are the mirrors of the soul.” Virginia Woolf
Literature Reflection, Soul Connection, Book Wisdom, Knowledge, Truth, Art
Virginia Woolf Literature Reflection, Soul Connection, Book Wisdom, Knowledge, Truth, Art“Indeed, I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.” Virginia Woolf
Anonymous Writer, Poetic Identity, Gender Assumptions, Writing, Gender, Identity
Virginia Woolf Anonymous Writer, Poetic Identity, Gender Assumptions, Writing, Gender, Identity“History is too much about wars; biography too much about great men.” Virginia Woolf
Historical Focus, Biography Bias, Cultural Critique, History, Perspective, Reflection
Virginia Woolf Historical Focus, Biography Bias, Cultural Critique, History, Perspective, Reflection“Writing is a divine art, and the more I write and read the more I love it.” Virginia Woolf
Divine Writing, Creative Love, Literary Passion, Writing, Creativity, Passion
Virginia Woolf Divine Writing, Creative Love, Literary Passion, Writing, Creativity, Passion“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“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.” Virginia Woolf
Self Honesty, Truth Seeking, Personal Integrity, Honesty, Identity, Reflection
Virginia Woolf Self Honesty, Truth Seeking, Personal Integrity, Honesty, Identity, Reflection“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“People ask me why I write. I write to find out what I know.” Virginia Woolf
Writing Purpose, Self Discovery, Creativity, Exploration, Reflection, Passion
Virginia Woolf Writing Purpose, Self Discovery, Creativity, Exploration, Reflection, Passion“Really I don't like human nature unless all candied over with art.” Virginia Woolf
Art Appreciation, Human Nature, Beauty, Artifice, Idealism, Aesthetic
Virginia Woolf Art Appreciation, Human Nature, Beauty, Artifice, Idealism, Aesthetic“If one could be friendly with women, what a pleasure - the relationship so secret and private compared with relations with men. Why not write about it truthfully?” Virginia Woolf
Women Friendship, Secret Relationship, Truth Writing, Women, Truth, Friendship
Virginia Woolf Women Friendship, Secret Relationship, Truth Writing, Women, Truth, Friendship“Literature is no one’s private ground, literature is common ground; let us trespass freely and fearlessly and find our own way for ourselves.” Virginia Woolf
Literature Freedom, Common Ground, Creative Exploration, Literature, Freedom, Exploration
Virginia Woolf Literature Freedom, Common Ground, Creative Exploration, Literature, Freedom, Exploration“As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.” Virginia Woolf
Global Identity, Women Empowerment, Personal Freedom, Equality, Independence, Humanity
Virginia Woolf Global Identity, Women Empowerment, Personal Freedom, Equality, Independence, Humanity“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“She thought there were no Gods; no one was to blame; and so she evolved this atheist’s religion of doing good for the sake of goodness.” Virginia Woolf
Atheist Belief, Goodness Focus, Religious Reflection, Religion, Goodness, Belief
Virginia Woolf Atheist Belief, Goodness Focus, Religious Reflection, Religion, Goodness, Belief“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