100 Virginia Woolf Quotes

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Virginia Woolf Quotes

1. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
2. “I am rooted, but I flow.”
3. “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”
4. “Lock up your libraries if you like, but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
5. “The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.”
6. “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
7. “If you do not tell the truth about yourself, you cannot tell it about other people.”
8. “Arrange whatever pieces come your way.”
9. “There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”
10. “You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”
11. “Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.”
12. “I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.”
13. “I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse perhaps to be locked in.”
14. “It’s not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us; it’s the way people look and laugh, and run up the steps of omnibuses.”
15. “A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen.”
16. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
17. “Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size.”
18. “The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.”
19. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
20. “As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”
21. “Fiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”
22. “The only thing that makes life worth living is the possibility of experiencing now and then a perfect moment.”
23. “I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.”
24. “To enjoy freedom, we have to control ourselves.”
25. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
26. “As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”
27. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
28. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
29. “I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.”
30. “Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.”
31. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
32. “Arrange whatever pieces come your way.”
33. “I read the book of Job last night, I don’t think God comes out well in it.”
34. “I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.”
35. “I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse perhaps to be locked in.”
36. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
37. “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
38. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
39. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
40. “Fiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”
41. “Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.”
42. “I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.”
43. “I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse perhaps to be locked in.”
44. “It’s not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us; it’s the way people look and laugh, and run up the steps of omnibuses.”
45. “A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen.”
46. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
47. “Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size.”
48. “The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.”
49. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
50. “As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”
51. “Fiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”
52. “The only thing that makes life worth living is the possibility of experiencing now and then a perfect moment.”
53. “I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.”
54. “To enjoy freedom, we have to control ourselves.”
55. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
56. “As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”
57. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
58. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
59. “I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.”
60. “Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.”
61. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
62. “Arrange whatever pieces come your way.”
63. “I read the book of Job last night, I don’t think God comes out well in it.”
64. “I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.”
65. “I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse perhaps to be locked in.”
66. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
67. “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
68. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
69. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
70. “Fiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”
71. “Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.”
72. “I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.”
73. “I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse perhaps to be locked in.”
74. “It’s not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us; it’s the way people look and laugh, and run up the steps of omnibuses.”
75. “A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen.”
76. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
77. “Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size.”
78. “The history of men’s opposition to women’s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.”
79. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
80. “As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”
81. “Fiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”
82. “The only thing that makes life worth living is the possibility of experiencing now and then a perfect moment.”
83. “I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.”
84. “To enjoy freedom, we have to control ourselves.”
85. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
86. “As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world.”
87. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”
88. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
89. “I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.”
90. “Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.”
91. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
92. “Arrange whatever pieces come your way.”
93. “I read the book of Job last night, I don’t think God comes out well in it.”
94. “I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river, to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.”
95. “I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse perhaps to be locked in.”
96. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
97. “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
98. “It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.”
99. “The beauty of the world… has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
100. “Fiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”