
Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf
Insights from Kew Gardens
“The petals curled their edges and showed the spots of color.”
Nature doesn't care about our human problems. The flowers keep blooming while we worry about money or war.
“He appeared to be considering the next step.”
Waiting for a decision feels like a life or death moment. Even a snail pausing before a dry leaf feels heavy with tension.
“They were soon lost in the crowd.”
Life is just a series of brief flashes. We appear for a second in the sunlight and then we vanish.
“The ghost of his mother-in-law had stood by the lake.”
Every person walking through the park is lost in their own head. They look at the flowers but think about dead relatives or old ghosts.
- Published
- 1978
- Publisher
- Norwood Editions
- ISBN
- 9780848269777
- Language
- EN
Quotes by Virginia Woolf
More →There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.
A Room of One's Own
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
A Room of One's Own