Different people Quote by Virginia Woolf
““For if there are (at a venture) seventy-six different times all ticking in the mind at once, how many different people are there not - Heaven help us _ all having lodgement at one time or another in the human spirit? Some say two thousand and fifty two. So that it is the most usual thing in the world for a person to call, directly they are alone...Come, come! I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another. But it is not altogether plain sailing either...these selves of which we are built up, one on top of another, as plates are piled up on a waiter's hand, have attachments elsewhere, sympathies, little constitutions and rights of their own...so that one will only come if it is raining…another if you can promise it a glass of wine - and so on...””
About This Quote
Source Novel: “The Waves” by Virginia Woolf, 1931
The mind contains many selves and perspectives, each with its own desires and conflicts.
In simple terms: Multiple inner voices shape our experience.
Key Takeaway
Acknowledge and integrate your inner selves.
Themes
identity
inner conflict
selfhood
Mood
introspective
melancholic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- creative writing
- personal reflection
- therapy
- mindfulness
Key Concepts
psychology
existentialism
Questions to Reflect On
- Which inner voice guides you most?
- How do you reconcile conflicting desires?
A Different Perspective
Balancing many selves can cause confusion and indecision.
