Literature is strewn with the wreckage of those who have minded beyond reason the opinion of others

Quote by Virginia Woolf

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A woman must have money and room of her own if she is to write...

A woman must have money and room of her own if she is to write...

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his...

Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his...

Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to...

Each has his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to...

Language is wine upon the lips

Language is wine upon the lips

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.

Almost any biographer, if he respects facts, can give us much more than another fact...

Almost any biographer, if he respects facts, can give us much more than another fact...

The connection between dress and war is not far to seek; your finest clothes are...

The connection between dress and war is not far to seek; your finest clothes are...

It is far more difficult to murder a phantom than a reality.

It is far more difficult to murder a phantom than a reality.

You send a boy to school in order to make friends - the right sort.

You send a boy to school in order to make friends - the right sort.

A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to...

A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to...

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.

We are nauseated by the sight of trivial personalities decomposing in the eternity of print.

We are nauseated by the sight of trivial personalities decomposing in the eternity of print.

If you insist upon fighting to protect me, or 'our' country, let it be understood...

If you insist upon fighting to protect me, or 'our' country, let it be understood...

A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain...

A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain...

One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship...

One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship...

This is an important book, the critic assumes, because it deals with war. This is...

This is an important book, the critic assumes, because it deals with war. This is...

Why are women so much more interesting to men than men are to women?

Why are women so much more interesting to men than men are to women?

Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under...

Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under...

People talk about my image, like I come in two dimensions, like lipstick is a...

People talk about my image, like I come in two dimensions, like lipstick is a...