Quote by Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's

All this pitting of sex against sex, of quality against quality; all this claiming of superiority and imputing of inferiority, belong to the private-school stage of human existence where there are sides and it is necessary for one side to beat another side, and of the utmost importance to walk up to a platform and receive from the hands of the Headmaster a highly ornamental pot. As people mature, they cease to believe in sides or in Headmasters or in highly ornamental pots.

All this pitting of sex against sex, of quality against qual

Summary

This quote criticizes the division and competition that occur between genders and individuals in society. It suggests that such binary thinking, where one side must defeat the other to claim superiority, is reminiscent of a schoolyard mentality. As people grow and develop, they come to understand that such distinctions and the desire for recognition or accolades, symbolized by the ornamental pot, are trivial and meaningless. The quote implies that maturity involves transcending these divisive attitudes and embracing a more inclusive and egalitarian perspective.

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By Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's

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