Facts must be manipulated; some must be brightened; others shaded; yet, in the process, they must never lose their integrity. Virginia Woolf More Quotes by Virginia Woolf More Quotes From Virginia Woolf They lack suggestive power. And when a book lacks suggestive power, however hard it hits the surface of the mind it cannot penetrate within. Virginia Woolf surface mind book Chastity ... has, even now, a religious importance in a woman's life, and has so wrapped itself round with nerves and instincts that to cut it free and bring it to the light of day demands courage of the rarest. Virginia Woolf cutting light religious People only become writers if they can't find the one book they've always wanted to read. Virginia Woolf wanted book people Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order. Virginia Woolf creativity creative order The beauty of the world, which is so soon to perish, has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder. Virginia Woolf laughter beauty happiness For we think back through our mothers if we are women. Virginia Woolf mom mother thinking Anything may happen when womanhood has ceased to be a protected occupation. Virginia Woolf occupation women may At last she shut the book sharply, lay back, and drew a deep breath, expressive of the wonder which always marks the transition from the imaginary world to the real world. Virginia Woolf transition real book Books are everywhere; and always the same sense of adventure fills us. Second-hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack. Besides, in this random miscellaneous company we may rub against some complete stranger who will, with luck, turn into the best friend we have in the world. Virginia Woolf adventure book hands Language is wine upon the lips. Virginia Woolf tongue lips wine war is a man's game ... the killing machine has a gender and it is male. Virginia Woolf games men war I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me. Virginia Woolf different made people The mind which is most capable of receiving impressions is very often the least capable of drawing conclusions. Virginia Woolf receiving drawing mind It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work. Virginia Woolf hard-work age birthday I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman. Virginia Woolf women diversity poetry For it would seem - her case proved it - that we write, not with the fingers, but with the whole person. The nerve which controls the pen winds itself about every fibre of our being, threads the heart, pierces the liver. Virginia Woolf heart writing wind A million candles burnt in him without his being at the trouble of lighting a single one Virginia Woolf lighting candle trouble There are moments when one can neither think nor feel, she thought, and if one can neithre feel nor think, where's one? Virginia Woolf moments feels thinking Venerable are letters, infinitely brave, forlorn, and lost. Life would split asunder without them. 'Come to tea, come to dinner, what's the truth of the story? have you heard the news? life in the capital is wonderful; the Russian dancers....' These are our stays and props. These lace our days together and make of life a perfect globe. Virginia Woolf dancer brave perfect Why have I so little control? It is the case of much waste and pain in my life. Virginia Woolf women pain inspirational
