"Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends." ― Virginia Woolf Topic(s): Friendship More From Virginia Woolf "If one could be friendly with women, what a pleasure – the relationship so secret and private compared with relations with men. Why not write about it truthfully?" "The truth is, I often like women. I like their unconventionality. I like their completeness. I like their anonymity." "The beauty of the world, which is so soon to perish, has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder." More In Friendship "All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit."― Thomas Paine "When Ted Williams was here, inducted into the Hall of Fame 37 years ago, he said he must have earned it, because he didn’t win it because of his friendship with the writers. I guess in that way, I’m proud to be in this company that way."― Eddie Murray "The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job."― Thomas Hardy