The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two Quotes

“Never pretend that the things you haven't got are not worth having.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924

“To leave a door shut that might be open is in my eyes some form of blasphemy.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924

“There's no doubt in my mind that I have found out how to begin (at 40) to say something in my own voice; & that interests me so that I feel I can go ahead without praise.' (26 July 1922)”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924

“It was the stupidity of virility that impressed me--& how, having made those convenient railway lines of convention, the lusts speed along them unquestioning.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924

“Sometimes it seems to me that I shall never write out all the books I have in my head, because of the strain. The devilish thing about writing is that it calls upon every nerve to hold itself taut. This is exactly what I cannot do--”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924

“London thou art a jewel of jewels, & jasper of jocunditie -- music, talk, friendship, city views, books, publishing, something central & inexplicable.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924

“So we went to the Zoo; & I daresay I could write something interesting about that--a pale stone desert given over to charwomen & decorators: a few bears, a mandrill, & a fox or two--all in the desolation of depression.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924

“Then there's Queen Victoria, like a large tea cosy, & Wellington, sleek as a mastiff with paw extended . . .”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924

“One always sees the soul through words. (22 July 1922)”
― Virginia Woolf, The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume Two: 1920-1924