“Really I don't like human nature unless all candied over with art.”
Quote by Virginia Woolf
Work
A moment's liberty: the shorter diary
This book is a collection of diary entries that delve into the author's personal experiences and reflections on moments of freedom. The entries offer a glimpse into the author's life, capturing the essence of these brief, yet significant, instances of liberation. more
Author
Virginia Woolf
British modernist writer, known for her unique narrative techniques and profound portrayal of female experience. Her works include 'To the Lighthouse' and 'Mrs. Dalloway'. more
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“Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.”
Source: A Writer's Diary
“I read the book of Job last night, I don't think God comes out well in it.”
Source: The letters of Virginia Woolf
“It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple: one must be a woman manly, or a man womanly.”
Source: A Room of One's Own: And, Three Guineas
“It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.”
Source: Selected Works of Virginia Woolf
Source: Selected Works of Virginia Woolf
“To depend upon a profession is a less odious form of slavery than to depend upon a father.”
Source: A Room of One's Own: And, Three Guineas
Source: The Essays of Virginia Woolf: 1912-1918
Source: Selected Works of Virginia Woolf