Really I don't like human nature unless all candied over with art.

Quote by Virginia Woolf

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Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than...

It's not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us; it's the way people...

It's not catastrophes, murders, deaths, diseases, that age and kill us; it's the way people...

Arrange whatever pieces come your way.

Arrange whatever pieces come your way.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to...

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to...

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do.

Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do.

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...

The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story...

The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story...

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?

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

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...

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

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...

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...

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

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

Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions...

Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions...

As a woman, I have no country. As a woman my country is the world.

As a woman, I have no country. As a woman my country is the world.

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

From the suites of Davos to the streets of Seattle, there is a growing consensus...

A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive...

A world community can exist only with world communication, which means something more than extensive...

Changing husbands is only changing troubles.

Changing husbands is only changing troubles.

There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed

There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed