I felt very still and very empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo.
Sylvia Plath
Emptiness, Stillness, Chaos, Introspection, Vulnerability, Identity
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More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“I am dead to them, even though I once flowered.” Sylvia Plath
Loss, Disconnection, Identity, Fading, Forgotten, Beauty
Sylvia Plath Loss, Disconnection, Identity, Fading, Forgotten, Beauty“Now I know what loneliness is, I think. Momentary loneliness, anyway. It comes from a vague core of the self – like a disease of the blood, dispersed throughout the body so that one cannot locate the matrix, the spot of contagion.” Sylvia Plath
Loneliness, Introspection, Self-discovery, Emotional Isolation, Self-awareness, Internal Struggle
Sylvia Plath Loneliness, Introspection, Self-discovery, Emotional Isolation, Self-awareness, Internal Struggle“I've begun to think like a Jew, to feel like a Jew.” Sylvia Plath
Cultural Identity, Personal Reflection, Emotional Shift, Jew, Identity, Reflection
Sylvia Plath Cultural Identity, Personal Reflection, Emotional Shift, Jew, Identity, Reflection“Mother believed that I should have an enormous amount of sleep, and so I was never really tired when I went to bed. This was the best time of day, when I could lie in the vague twilight, drifting off to sleep, making up dreams inside my head the way they should go.” Sylvia Plath
Twilight Dreams, Restful Nights, Imagined Stories, Sleep, Twilight, Dreams
Sylvia Plath Twilight Dreams, Restful Nights, Imagined Stories, Sleep, Twilight, Dreams“I may have made a straight A in physics, but I was panic-struck. Physics made me sick the whole time I learned it.” Sylvia Plath
Physics Panic, Academic Pressure, Learning Struggle, Physics, Panic, Sick
Sylvia Plath Physics Panic, Academic Pressure, Learning Struggle, Physics, Panic, Sick“Widow. The word consumes itself.” Sylvia Plath
Painful Identity, Grief Symbolism, Loss Of Self, Personal Tragedy, Social Implications, Emotional Void
Sylvia Plath Painful Identity, Grief Symbolism, Loss Of Self, Personal Tragedy, Social Implications, Emotional Void“If they substituted the word ‘Lust’ for ‘Love’ in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth.” Sylvia Plath
Lust, Desire, Honesty, Emotion, Authenticity, Truth
Sylvia Plath Lust, Desire, Honesty, Emotion, Authenticity, Truth“Every day is precious and I feel infinitely sad at this time melting away from me.” Sylvia Plath
Time Slips, Fleeting Moments, Deep Sadness, Life Passage, Precious Moments, Emotional Loss
Sylvia Plath Time Slips, Fleeting Moments, Deep Sadness, Life Passage, Precious Moments, Emotional Loss“Tireless, tied, as a moon-bound sea Moves.” Sylvia Plath
Endlessness, Emotional Struggle, Celestial Imagery, Persistence, Inevitability, Reflection
Sylvia Plath Endlessness, Emotional Struggle, Celestial Imagery, Persistence, Inevitability, Reflection“They mistake their star, these papery godfolk.” Sylvia Plath
Mistaken Star, Godfolk Error, Paper Existence, Star, Paper, Mistake
Sylvia Plath Mistaken Star, Godfolk Error, Paper Existence, Star, Paper, Mistake“Kiss me, and you will see how important I am.” Sylvia Plath
Intimacy, Vulnerability, Desire, Validation, Connection, Self-worth
Sylvia Plath Intimacy, Vulnerability, Desire, Validation, Connection, Self-worth“It was my first big chance, but here I was, sitting back and letting it run through my fingers like so much water.” Sylvia Plath
Regret, Opportunity, Passivity, Lost Chances, Missed Moments, Self-doubt
Sylvia Plath Regret, Opportunity, Passivity, Lost Chances, Missed Moments, Self-doubt“I felt very still and very empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo.” Sylvia Plath
Emptiness, Stillness, Chaos, Introspection, Vulnerability, Identity
Sylvia Plath Emptiness, Stillness, Chaos, Introspection, Vulnerability, Identity“The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm.” Sylvia Plath
Hidden Identity, Pseudonym Creation, Cowardly Worm, Identity, Worm, Pseudonym
Sylvia Plath Hidden Identity, Pseudonym Creation, Cowardly Worm, Identity, Worm, Pseudonym“If the moon smiled, she would resemble you. You leave the same impression of something beautiful, but annihilating.” Sylvia Plath
Moon Smile, Beautiful Annihilation, Emotional Paradox, Smile, Annihilation, Beautiful
Sylvia Plath Moon Smile, Beautiful Annihilation, Emotional Paradox, Smile, Annihilation, Beautiful“Every day one has to earn the name of ‘writer’ over again, with much wrestling.” Sylvia Plath
Writer’s Struggle, Creative Journey, Daily Earnestness, Writer, Creative, Earn
Sylvia Plath Writer’s Struggle, Creative Journey, Daily Earnestness, Writer, Creative, Earn“Something about the frank, guileless blue eyes, the beautiful young bodies, the brief scent of the dying flowers smote me like the clean quick cut of a knife. And the blood of love welled up in my heart with a slow pain.” Sylvia Plath
Emotional Pain, Fleeting Beauty, Love Sorrow, Youthful Innocence, Painful Memories, Emotional Vulnerability
Sylvia Plath Emotional Pain, Fleeting Beauty, Love Sorrow, Youthful Innocence, Painful Memories, Emotional Vulnerability“I am sending back the key that let me into bluebeard’s study; because he would make love to me I am sending back the key; in his eye’s darkroom I can see my X-rayed heart, dissected body: I am sending back the key that let me into bluebeard’s study.” Sylvia Plath
Empowerment, Release, Self-preservation, Dark Past, Personal Boundary, Emotional Autonomy
Sylvia Plath Empowerment, Release, Self-preservation, Dark Past, Personal Boundary, Emotional Autonomy