Quote by Virginia Woolf Download Open image ““I see myself as a fish in a stream; deflected, held in place; but cannot describe the stream.”” — Virginia Woolf ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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Why does Samuel Butler say, 'Wise men never say what they think of women'? Wise men never say anything else apparently. — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
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A veil of insanity everywhere: Oh why I was born in this age? It is a terrible age. — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
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