Better was it to go unknown and leave behind you an arch, then to burn like a meteor and leave no dust.
VIRGINIA WOOLFBut beauty must be broken daily to remain beautiful.
More Virginia Woolf Quotes
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A feminist is any woman who tells the truth about her life.
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Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.
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I like people to be unhappy because I like them to have souls.
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Until we can comprehend the beguiling beauty of a single flower, we are woefully unable to grasp the meaning and potential of life itself.
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Literature is strewn with the wreckage of those who have minded beyond reason the opinion of others.
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Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us.
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We are the words; we are the music; we are the thing itself.
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Illusions are to the soul what atmosphere is to the earth.
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I like going from one lighted room to another, such is my brain to me; lighted rooms.
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I feel all shadows of the universe multiplied deep inside my skin.
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The extraordinary woman depends on the ordinary woman.
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There was a star riding through clouds one night, & I said to the star, ‘Consume me
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I meant to write about death, only life came breaking in as usual.
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The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.
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Be truthful, and the result is bound to be amazingly interesting.
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