Praise and blame alike mean nothing. No, delightful as the pastime of measuring may be, it is the most futile of all occupations, and to submit to the decrees of the measurers the most servile of attitudes.
Virginia Woolf
Praise Judgment, Blame Reflection, Life Freedom, Praise, Life, Judgment
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“With twice his wits, she had to see things through his eyes – one of the tragedies of married life.” Virginia Woolf
Wit Struggle, Married Life, Tragic Perspective, Wit, Marriage, Perspective
Virginia Woolf Wit Struggle, Married Life, Tragic Perspective, Wit, Marriage, Perspective“The weather varies between heavy fog and pale sunshine; My thoughts follow the exact same process.” Virginia Woolf
Weather Thoughts, Nature Change, Life Reflection, Weather, Nature, Thoughts
Virginia Woolf Weather Thoughts, Nature Change, Life Reflection, Weather, Nature, Thoughts“June was white. I see the fields white with daisies, and white with dresses; and tennis courts marked with white. Then there was wind and violent thunder. There was a star riding through clouds one night, and I said to the star, “Consume me”. That was at midsummer.” Virginia Woolf
Midsummer Vivid, Star Imagery, Nature’s Beauty, Nature, Summer, Imagery
Virginia Woolf Midsummer Vivid, Star Imagery, Nature’s Beauty, Nature, Summer, Imagery“One should be a painter. As a writer, I feel the beauty, which is almost entirely colour, very subtle, very changeable, running over my pen, as if you poured a large jug of champagne over a hairpin.” Virginia Woolf
Artistic Metaphor, Writing Beauty, Subtle Expression, Art, Beauty, Expression
Virginia Woolf Artistic Metaphor, Writing Beauty, Subtle Expression, Art, Beauty, Expression“Orlando naturally loved solitary places, vast views, and to feel himself for ever and ever and ever alone.” Virginia Woolf
Solitary Love, Vast Views, Eternal Solitude, Solitude, Love, Views
Virginia Woolf Solitary Love, Vast Views, Eternal Solitude, Solitude, Love, Views“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“It’s my choice, to choose how to live my life.” Virginia Woolf
Choice, Life, Freedom, Independence, Self-Determination, Control
Virginia Woolf Choice, Life, Freedom, Independence, Self-Determination, Control“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“There was a serenity about him always that had the look of innocence, when, technically, the word was no longer applicable.” Virginia Woolf
Innocent Serenity, Emotional Calm, False Innocence, Serenity, Calm, Innocence
Virginia Woolf Innocent Serenity, Emotional Calm, False Innocence, Serenity, Calm, Innocence“Up here my eyes are green leaves, unseeing.” Virginia Woolf
Nature, Perception, Life, Reflection, Change, Identity
Virginia Woolf Nature, Perception, Life, Reflection, Change, Identity“For there is a virtue in truth; it has an almost mystic power. Like radium, it seems to give off forever and ever grains of energy, atoms of light.” Virginia Woolf
Truth Power, Virtue Light, Mystic Energy, Truth, Energy, Light
Virginia Woolf Truth Power, Virtue Light, Mystic Energy, Truth, Energy, Light“This soul, or life within us, by no means agrees with the life outside us. If one has the courage to ask her what she thinks, she is always saying the very opposite to what other people say.” Virginia Woolf
Inner conflict, Life's contrast, Personal rebellion, Soul, Life, Courage
Virginia Woolf Inner conflict, Life's contrast, Personal rebellion, Soul, Life, Courage“To be nothing – is that not, after all, the most satisfactory fact in the whole world?” Virginia Woolf
Existential Peace, Nothingness Ideal, Ultimate Contentment, Peace, Nothingness, Contentment
Virginia Woolf Existential Peace, Nothingness Ideal, Ultimate Contentment, Peace, Nothingness, Contentment“I’m fundamentally, I think, an outsider. I do my best work and feel most braced with my back to the wall. It’s an odd feeling though, writing against the current: difficult entirely to disregard the current. Yet of course I shall.” Virginia Woolf
Outsider Strength, Writing Resistance, Personal Struggle, Strength, Writing, Resistance
Virginia Woolf Outsider Strength, Writing Resistance, Personal Struggle, Strength, Writing, Resistance“We must reconcile ourselves to a season of failures and fragments.” Virginia Woolf
Acceptance Failure, Fragmented Efforts, Growth, Reflection, Resilience, Learning
Virginia Woolf Acceptance Failure, Fragmented Efforts, Growth, Reflection, Resilience, Learning“One ought to sink to the bottom of the sea, probably, and live alone with one’s words.” Virginia Woolf
Solitary Words, Ocean Depths, Self Reflection, Solitude, Words, Reflection
Virginia Woolf Solitary Words, Ocean Depths, Self Reflection, Solitude, Words, Reflection“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.” Virginia Woolf
Writing Freedom, Creativity Expression, Life Reflection, Writing, Freedom, Creativity
Virginia Woolf Writing Freedom, Creativity Expression, Life Reflection, Writing, Freedom, Creativity“War is not women’s history.” Virginia Woolf
Women’s Exclusion, Gender History, War Narrative, Women, History, War
Virginia Woolf Women’s Exclusion, Gender History, War Narrative, Women, History, War