Virginia Woolf Quote Explained: A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.

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One can only believe entirely, perhaps, in what one cannot see.

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Believe

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fishing teaches a stern morality; inculcates a remorseless honesty.

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Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!

- Virginia Woolf

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Art is not a copy of the real world; one of the damn things is enough.

- Virginia Woolf

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Art

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There are no teachers, saints, prophets, good people, but the artists.

- Virginia Woolf

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It is useless to read Greek in translation; translators can but offer us a vague equivalent.

- Virginia Woolf

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A writer should give direct certainty; explanations are so much water poured into the wine.

- Virginia Woolf

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Life piles up so fast that I have no time to write out the equally fast rising mound of reflections.

- Virginia Woolf

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A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.

A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.

One can only believe entirely, perhaps, in what one cannot see.

fishing teaches a stern morality; inculcates a remorseless honesty.

Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!

Art is not a copy of the real world; one of the damn things is enough.

There are no teachers, saints, prophets, good people, but the artists.

It is useless to read Greek in translation; translators can but offer us a vague equivalent.

A writer should give direct certainty; explanations are so much water poured into the wine.

Life piles up so fast that I have no time to write out the equally fast rising mound of reflections.

Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once. Explain

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

To express truth is to write naturally, forcibly, and delicately. Explain

If a handsome woman allows that another woman is beautiful, we may safely conclude she excels her. Explain

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably. Explain

It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all. Explain

He who will not listen to any advice, nor be corrected in his writings, is a rank pedant. Explain

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.

A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.

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