ISBN: 9798345481721 - virginia woolf's little book of essential quotes: on life, art, and the human experience (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The indifference of the world which Keats and Flaubert and other men of genius have found so hard to bear was in her case [the woman writer's] not indifference but hostility. The world did not say to her as it said to them, Write if you choose; it makes no difference to me. The world said with a guffaw, Write What's the good of your writing ' - Virginia Woolf ('A Room of One's Own')--- Selected Virginia Woolf quotes now at your fingertips- A great way to explore the ideas and philosophy of Virginia Woolf- Perfect for casual reading, sparking ideas, and finding inspiration- Makes an excellent gift choice for friends and family--'We may enjoy our room in the tower, with the painted walls and the commodious bookcases, but down in the garden there is a man digging who buried his father this morning, and it is he and his like who live the real life and speak the real language.' - Virginia Woolf ('The Common Reader')--'The immense success of our life is, I think, that our treasure is hid away; or rather in such common things that nothing can touch it.' - Virginia Woolf ('The Diary of Virginia Woolf')--'My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery - always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why What's this passion for ' - Virginia Woolf ('The Letters of Virginia Woolf').…