Home / Quotes / Quote by Virginia Woolf

Quote by Virginia Woolf

“But I think I’m coloured by my own wishes, & experimental mood.”

Book:The Diary of Virginia Woolf: 1920-1924

Work

The Diary of Virginia Woolf: 1920-1924

This book presents an intimate look into the thoughts and experiences of the renowned author Virginia Woolf during a significant period of her life. The diary entries offer insights into her personal life, literary thoughts, and the social and cultural landscape of the time. 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

“They'll be days like this" my momma said. When you open your hands to catch, and wind up with only blisters and bruises. When you try to step out of the phone booth and try to fly , and the very people you want to save, are the ones standing on your cape. When your boots will fill with rain, and you'll be up to your knees with disappointment And those are the very days you have all the more reason to say "Thank you".”

People Want Trying Said Reason Hands Steps Wind Rain Standing Phones Disappointment Knees Boots Bruises Saying Thank You Capes Momma Blisters Phone Booth My Momma Days Like This

Author:Sarah Kay

“I will dream today; for I must unscrew my head somehow.”

Dream Today

Author:Virginia Woolf

“India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.”

Stills Country Matter Past Modern India Curious Preserves Modern India

Author:Anita Desai

“Nobody understands me, I'm really sensitive.”

Sensitive Understand Me Nobody Understands Me

Author:Iggy Pop

“Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiment in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.”

Source: The Writings: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts : with a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations

“I am right. I`m always right. One time I thought I was wrong, I found out I was right.”

Found One Time

Author:Jerry Lee Lewis

“One of my favorite fantasies is that next Sunday not one single woman, in any country of the world, will go to church. If women simply stop giving our time and energy to the institutions that oppress, they would have to cease to do so.”