"In illness words seem to possess a..." - Quote by Virginia Woolf
In illness words seem to possess a mystic quality.
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“I will not be "famous," "great." I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one's self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded.”
“But what a little I can get down into my pen of what is so vivid to my eyes, and not only to my eyes; also to some nervous fibre, or fanlike membrane in my species.”
“For we think back through our mothers if we are women.”
More on Illness
“Why is it that wellnesses are not as contagious as illnesses--generally speaking, but also especially regarding taste? Or are there epidemics of health?”
“Thank you all from the pit of my burning, nauseous stomach for your letters and concern during the past years.”
“One time I was forced to go to the doctors because of a sports accident. Herpes.”