I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me.
SYLVIA PLATHCheers for spring; for life; for a growing soul.
More Sylvia Plath Quotes
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Cheers for spring; for life; for a growing soul.
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I am myself. That is not enough.
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If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.
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The constant struggle in mature life, I think, is to accept the necessity of tragedy and conflict, and not to try to escape to some falsely simple solution which does not include these more somber complexities.
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I knew you’d decide to be all right again.
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What I fear most, I think, is the death of the imagination.
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I don’t care about anyone, and the feeling is quite obviously mutual.
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As a poet, one lives a bit on air. I always like someone who can teach me something practical.
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We must be moving, working, making dreams to run toward; the poverty of life without dreams is too horrible to imagine.
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I like people too much or not at all. I’ve got to go down deep, to fall into people, to really know them.
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So learn about life. Cut yourself a big slice with the silver server, a big slice of pie. Open your eyes. Let life happen.
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I want so obviously, so desperately to be loved, and to be capable of love.
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I must get my soul back from you; I am killing my flesh without it.
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I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.
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How we need another soul to cling to, another body to keep us warm. To rest and trust; to give your soul in confidence: I need this, I need someone to pour myself into.
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