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I am myself. That is not enough.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath I want to be important. By being different. And these girls are all the same.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath Please, I want so badly for the good things to happen.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath Opinions are like orgasms, mine matters most and I really don’t care if you have one.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath I want so obviously, so desperately to be loved, and to be capable of love.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath The abstract kills, the concrete saves.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath I find myself absolutely fulfilled when I have written a poem.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath I want so obviously, so desperately to be loved, and to be capable of love.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath The abstract kills, the concrete saves.
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath I find myself absolutely fulfilled when I have written a poem.
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