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finding strength in solitude — thoughts inspired by a room of one’s own

"Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind." — Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own There have been moments when I sought silence not to escape, but to understand myself better. Reading Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own felt like meeting a kindred spirit who knew the paradox of solitude — how it can isolate yet empower. I remember retreating to a small corner of my apartment, shutting out the noise of the world, grappling with self-doubt and the fear of being unheard. In that quiet, I found a strange clarity. Solitude gave me the room to breathe, to create, and to reclaim my voice. Woolf’s words echo this truth: solitude is not loneliness but the soil where our freedom and creativity take root. #Entertainment #Books #LonelyWords #VirginiaWoolf #ARoomOfOnesOwn

finding strength in solitude — thoughts inspired by a room of one’s own
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Virginia Woolf Was Right About the Room

“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” — Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own When I first read this in college, I thought she meant literally a room. Now I know: she meant space. Not just physical, but mental, emotional, intellectual. She meant: space to think without interruption. Space to write without guilt. Space to exist without justification. Every time I try to write, to think, to create, and I hear that internal voice saying “this isn’t important,” I think of Woolf. She knew how revolutionary it was for women to claim time and space for themselves. And in 2025, we’re still fighting for it. 🖋 If you’re a woman trying to carve out your own space — you’re not alone. And you’re doing something radical. #Entertainment #Books #VirginiaWoolf

Virginia Woolf Was Right About the Room
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