"I want the concentration and the romance, and the worlds all glued together, fused, glowing: have no time to waste any more on prose"
- Virginia Woolf
About this Quote
This quote by Virginia Woolf speaks with the desire for a life that has plenty of passion and intensity. Woolf is expressing her yearning for a life that is filled with charm and connection. She wishes to experience the world in a manner that is more than simply words on a page. She wants to feel the love and the concentration of life, to have the world all merged together in a radiant, unified whole. Woolf is expressing her disappointment with the ordinary and her desire to maximize her time. She is no longer willing to lose her time on prose, however instead wishes to experience life in a more meaningful way. Woolf's words are a suggestion to all of us to take advantage of our time and to look for the charm and connection in life.
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