Antoine St. Exupery once mourned the loss of a man and the secret treasures that he held inside him. I loved Exupery; I will read him again, and he will talk to me, not being dead, or gone. Is that life after death – mind living on paper and flesh living in offspring? Maybe. I do not know.
Sylvia Plath
Legacy, Introspection, Literary Connection, Immortality, Memory, Existential Thought
Sylvia Plath’s Quotes On Topics
Tragedy Acceptance | Shared Pain | Criticism | Metaphorical Lives | Endurance | Routine Comfort | Dark Past | Simple Pleasures | Practical Solutions | Urban Isolation | Missed Moments | Depths | Wise | Agony | Wind Horses | Endless Learning | Insignificance | Hidden Truths | Silent Stillness | Shared Beliefs | More
More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“What I fear most, I think, is the death of the imagination. When the sky outside is merely pink, and the rooftops merely black: that photographic mind which paradoxically tells the truth, but the worthless truth, about the world. It is that synthesizing spirit, that “shaping” force, which prolifically sprouts and makes up its own worlds with more inventiveness than God which I desire. If I sit still and don’t do anything, the world goes on beating like a slack drum, without meaning.” Sylvia Plath
Imagination Death, Shaping Force, Creative Spirit, Imagination, Fear, World
Sylvia Plath Imagination Death, Shaping Force, Creative Spirit, Imagination, Fear, World“A skeptic, I would ask for consistency first of all.” Sylvia Plath
Skeptic Mind, Seeking Consistency, Rational Inquiry, Skeptic, Consistency, Mind
Sylvia Plath Skeptic Mind, Seeking Consistency, Rational Inquiry, Skeptic, Consistency, Mind“Hurl yourself at goals above your head and bear the lacerations that come when you slip and make a fool of yourself. Try always, as long as you have breath in your body, to take the hard way–and work, work, work to build yourself into a rich, continually evolving entity.” Sylvia Plath
Ambitious Goals, Hard Way, Evolving Self, Goals, Work, Evolving
Sylvia Plath Ambitious Goals, Hard Way, Evolving Self, Goals, Work, Evolving“I felt dull and flat and full of shattered visions.” Sylvia Plath
Shattered Visions, Emotional Flatness, Inner Emptiness, Visions, Flatness, Emptiness
Sylvia Plath Shattered Visions, Emotional Flatness, Inner Emptiness, Visions, Flatness, Emptiness“Sure, marriage is self-expression, but if only my art, my writing, isn’t just a mere sublimation of my sexual desires which will run dry once I get married. If only I can find him... the man who will be intelligent, yet physically magnetic and personable. If I can offer that combination, why shouldn’t I expect it in a man?” Sylvia Plath
Marriage Expression, Desired Partner, Creative Fulfillment, Marriage, Partner, Fulfillment
Sylvia Plath Marriage Expression, Desired Partner, Creative Fulfillment, Marriage, Partner, Fulfillment“Everything in life is writable.” Sylvia Plath
Creative Potential, Writing Freedom, Life Inspiration, Writing, Life, Inspiration
Sylvia Plath Creative Potential, Writing Freedom, Life Inspiration, Writing, Life, Inspiration“Slowly, slowly, catch the monkey.” Sylvia Plath
Patience, Introspection, Control, Persistence, Self-awareness, Emotional Restraint
Sylvia Plath Patience, Introspection, Control, Persistence, Self-awareness, Emotional Restraint“You have to be able to make a real creative life for Yourself, before you can expect anyone Else to provide one ready-made for you.” Sylvia Plath
Creative Independence, Self-expression, Personal Growth, Authentic Life, Individuality, Artistic Freedom
Sylvia Plath Creative Independence, Self-expression, Personal Growth, Authentic Life, Individuality, Artistic Freedom“I never feel so much myself as when I’m in a hot bath.” Sylvia Plath
Relaxation, Comfort, Solitude, Self-care, Reflection, Serenity
Sylvia Plath Relaxation, Comfort, Solitude, Self-care, Reflection, Serenity“At first I wondered why the room felt so safe. Then I realized it was because there were no windows.” Sylvia Plath
Emotional Isolation, Self-protection, Safety In Seclusion, Internal Reflection, Mental Refuge, Sensory Deprivation
Sylvia Plath Emotional Isolation, Self-protection, Safety In Seclusion, Internal Reflection, Mental Refuge, Sensory Deprivation“Tomorrow I will curse the dawn, but there will be other, earlier nights, and the dawns will be no longer hell laid out in alarms and raw bells and sirens.” Sylvia Plath
Night Fears, Anticipation, Emotional Turmoil, Cyclical Nature, Escape, Calm Moments
Sylvia Plath Night Fears, Anticipation, Emotional Turmoil, Cyclical Nature, Escape, Calm Moments“It’s a hell of a responsibility to be yourself. It’s much easier to be somebody else or nobody at all.” Sylvia Plath
Authenticity, Responsibility, Identity, Self-doubt, Expectations, Conformity
Sylvia Plath Authenticity, Responsibility, Identity, Self-doubt, Expectations, Conformity“Is anyone anywhere happy?” Sylvia Plath
Existence, Introspection, Questioning, Fulfillment, Sadness, Uncertainty
Sylvia Plath Existence, Introspection, Questioning, Fulfillment, Sadness, Uncertainty“Ready for a new life.” Sylvia Plath
New Beginnings, Personal Transformation, Fresh Start, Hope, Renewal, Emotional Evolution
Sylvia Plath New Beginnings, Personal Transformation, Fresh Start, Hope, Renewal, Emotional Evolution“An unfinished feeling.” Sylvia Plath
Incompletion, Unresolved Emotions, Search For Meaning, Uncertainty, Transition, Introspection
Sylvia Plath Incompletion, Unresolved Emotions, Search For Meaning, Uncertainty, Transition, Introspection“I know the bottom, she says. I know it with my great tap root: It is what you fear. I do not fear it: I have been there.” Sylvia Plath
Fearless Depth, Root Symbolism, Experiential Strength, Fear, Depth, Root
Sylvia Plath Fearless Depth, Root Symbolism, Experiential Strength, Fear, Depth, Root“The more hopeless you were, the further away they hid you.” Sylvia Plath
Isolation, Abandonment, Hopelessness, Distance, Rejection, Self-worth
Sylvia Plath Isolation, Abandonment, Hopelessness, Distance, Rejection, Self-worth“And there’s the fallacy of existence: the idea that one could be happy forever and age with a given situation or series of accomplishments.” Sylvia Plath
Existentialism, Fleeting Happiness, Impermanence, Aging, Acceptance, Self-awareness
Sylvia Plath Existentialism, Fleeting Happiness, Impermanence, Aging, Acceptance, Self-awareness