I felt very still and empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo.
Sylvia Plath
Inner Stillness, Tornado Calm, Empty Feeling, Chaos, Silence, Emptiness
Sylvia Plath’s Quotes On Topics
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More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“What did my fingers do before they held him? What did my heart do, with its love? I have never seen a thing so clear.” Sylvia Plath
Love, Clarity, Emotional Clarity, Past Reflection, Connection, Self-awareness
Sylvia Plath Love, Clarity, Emotional Clarity, Past Reflection, Connection, Self-awareness“I have suffered the atrocity of sunsets.” Sylvia Plath
Sunset Sorrow, Painful Beauty, Fleeting Moments, Emotional Scars, Time Loss, Vivid Imagery
Sylvia Plath Sunset Sorrow, Painful Beauty, Fleeting Moments, Emotional Scars, Time Loss, Vivid Imagery“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 smile. No, it is not fatal.” Sylvia Plath
Acceptance, Resilience, Hope, Strength, Positivity, Emotional Healing
Sylvia Plath Acceptance, Resilience, Hope, Strength, Positivity, Emotional Healing“What I want back is what I was.” Sylvia Plath
Lost Identity, Longing Self, Past Regret, Identity, Longing, Past
Sylvia Plath Lost Identity, Longing Self, Past Regret, Identity, Longing, Past“My mother had taught shorthand and typing to support us since my father died, and secretly she hated it and hated him for dying and leaving no money because he didn't trust life insurance salesmen.” Sylvia Plath
Mother Sacrifice, Father Loss, Unspoken Resentment, Family, Struggle, Loss
Sylvia Plath Mother Sacrifice, Father Loss, Unspoken Resentment, Family, Struggle, Loss“And so I rehabilitate myself – staying up late this Friday night in spite of vowing to go to bed early, because it is more important to capture moments like this, keen shifts in mood, sudden veering of direction – than to lose it in slumber.” Sylvia Plath
Creative Drive, Fleeting Inspiration, Mood Shifts, Inspiration, Mood, Drive
Sylvia Plath Creative Drive, Fleeting Inspiration, Mood Shifts, Inspiration, Mood, Drive“Yes, there is joy, fulfillment and companionship—but the loneliness of the soul in its appalling self-consciousness is horrible and overpowering.” Sylvia Plath
Soul Loneliness, Self-awareness, Emotional Despair, Companionship Search, Overwhelming Solitude, Personal Connection
Sylvia Plath Soul Loneliness, Self-awareness, Emotional Despair, Companionship Search, Overwhelming Solitude, Personal Connection“I didn’t want any flowers, I only wanted to lie with my hands turned up and be utterly empty. How free it is, you have no idea how free.” Sylvia Plath
Utter Emptiness, Longing Freedom, Unwanted Flowers, Freedom, Empty, Lie
Sylvia Plath Utter Emptiness, Longing Freedom, Unwanted Flowers, Freedom, Empty, Lie“I could feel the winter shaking my bones and banging my teeth together.” Sylvia Plath
Coldness, Isolation, Discomfort, Bleakness, Vulnerability, Seasonal Change
Sylvia Plath Coldness, Isolation, Discomfort, Bleakness, Vulnerability, Seasonal Change“What ceremony of words can patch the havoc?” Sylvia Plath
Loss, Healing, Destruction, Chaos, Communication, Effort
Sylvia Plath Loss, Healing, Destruction, Chaos, Communication, Effort“I have stitched life into me like a rare organ.” Sylvia Plath
Life Stitched, Rare Organ, Personal Renewal, Survival, Strength, Healing
Sylvia Plath Life Stitched, Rare Organ, Personal Renewal, Survival, Strength, Healing“At twenty I tried to die And get back, back, back to you. I thought even the bones would do.” Sylvia Plath
Tried Death, Emotional Return, Desperate Longing, Death, Bones, Return
Sylvia Plath Tried Death, Emotional Return, Desperate Longing, Death, Bones, Return“It is best to meet in a cul-de-sac, A palace of velvet With windows of mirrors. There one is safe, There are no family photographs, No rings through the nose, no cries.” Sylvia Plath
Velvet Palace, Mirror Windows, Emotional Safety, Mystery, Solitude, Reflection
Sylvia Plath Velvet Palace, Mirror Windows, Emotional Safety, Mystery, Solitude, Reflection“From here to happiness is a road, flat, upright, distances in between blotted out by vision, yet realized by intelligence.” Sylvia Plath
Journey, Happiness, Clarity, Growth, Perspective, Self-discovery
Sylvia Plath Journey, Happiness, Clarity, Growth, Perspective, Self-discovery“I was supposed to be having the time of my life.” Sylvia Plath
Life Expectations, Supposed Joy, Inner Emptiness, Life, Joy, Expectations
Sylvia Plath Life Expectations, Supposed Joy, Inner Emptiness, Life, Joy, Expectations“I felt myself melting into the shadows like the negative of a person I’d never seen before in my life.” Sylvia Plath
Identity, Loss, Introspection, Transformation, Self-awareness, Shadow
Sylvia Plath Identity, Loss, Introspection, Transformation, Self-awareness, Shadow“Here I am, a bundle of past recollections and future dreams, knotted up in a reasonably attractive bundle of flesh. I remember what this flesh has gone through; I dream of what it may go through.” Sylvia Plath
Future Dreams, Past Recollections, Life Reflections, Memory, Dreams, Flesh
Sylvia Plath Future Dreams, Past Recollections, Life Reflections, Memory, Dreams, Flesh“Winning or losing an argument, receiving an acceptance or rejection, is no proof of the validity or value of personal identity. One may be wrong, mistaken, or a poor craftsman, or just ignorant – but this is no indication of the true worth of one’s total human identity: past, present and future!” Sylvia Plath
Identity Value, Argument Outcomes, Personal Worth, Identity, Value, Worth
Sylvia Plath Identity Value, Argument Outcomes, Personal Worth, Identity, Value, Worth“Of course, I didn't believe in life after death or the virgin birth or the Inquisition or the infallibility of that little monkey-faced Pope or anything, but I didn't have to let the priest see this, I could just concentrate on my sin, and he would help me repent.” Sylvia Plath
Religious Skepticism, Sin Focus, Confession Reflection, Religion, Sin, Belief
Sylvia Plath Religious Skepticism, Sin Focus, Confession Reflection, Religion, Sin, Belief