Virginia Woolf Quotes
We seem to be riding on the top of the highest mast of the tallest ship; and yet at the same time we know that nothing of this sort matters; love is not proved thus, nor great achievements completed thus; so that we sport with the moment and preen our feathers in it lightly.
Topics
Achievement
Self Expression
Sports, Athletics
Romantic Love
Love Is
Emotional Connection
Emotional Depth
Enjoying the Moment
Ephemeral Joy
Fleeting Triumph
Human Insignificance
Life's Meaning
Living in the Present
Meaningful Relationships
Personal Fulfillment
Spiritual Growth
Superficial Success
Transience
significant accomplishments
Love Matters
True Achievement
Citations
Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse. Hogarth Press, 1927.
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Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and also a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.