Virginia Woolf
Birthday: 25 January 1882, Kensington, London, England, UK
Birth Name: Adeline Virginia Stephen
London-born Virginia Woolf came from a wealthy family and, unlike her brothers, received her education at home, an unusual step for the times. Her parents had both had children from previous marriages ...Show More
[on strategy] There is a luxury in being quiet in the heart of chaos.
[on strategy] There is a luxury in being quiet in the heart of chaos.
[on growth] For as it is impossible to have every experience, one must make do with seeds--germs of Show more
[on growth] For as it is impossible to have every experience, one must make do with seeds--germs of what might have been. Hide
Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!
Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!
[on writing] Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded.
[on writing] Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded.
As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.
As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.
A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.
A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.
Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic.
Boredom is the legitimate kingdom of the philanthropic.
Arrange whatever pieces come your way.
Arrange whatever pieces come your way.
[on solitude] Incessant company is as bad as solitary confinement.
[on solitude] Incessant company is as bad as solitary confinement.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
Am I a snob? First the question must be answered: What is a snob?
Am I a snob? First the question must be answered: What is a snob?
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