Masterpieces are not single and solitary births; they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common, of thinking by the body of the people, so that the experience of the mass is behind the single voice.

Quote by Virginia Woolf

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You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

I have lost friends, some by death, others through sheer inability to cross the street.

I have lost friends, some by death, others through sheer inability to cross the street.

Most of a modest woman's life was spent, after all, in denying what, in one...

Most of a modest woman's life was spent, after all, in denying what, in one...

Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to...

Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to...

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...

I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion...

I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion...

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

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.

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.

That great Cathedral space which was childhood.

That great Cathedral space which was childhood.

In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details...

In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details...

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

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

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality

As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole...

As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole...

When the shriveled skin of the ordinary is stuffed out with meaning, it satisfies the...

When the shriveled skin of the ordinary is stuffed out with meaning, it satisfies the...

The older one grows, the more one likes indecency.

The older one grows, the more one likes indecency.

Indeed, I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing...

Indeed, I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing...

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mold of the body and...

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mold of the body and...

We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following...

We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following...

Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.

Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.