I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see, I swallow immediately. Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel, only truthful.
Sylvia Plath
Unbiased Perspective, Pure Truth, Honest Observation, Truth, Observation, Unbiased
Sylvia Plath’s Quotes On Topics
Choices | Empty Streets | Living | Genius | Europe Dreams | Root Symbolism | Incandescent Desire | Memory Loss | Existential Angst | Overwhelming Solitude | New York | Electric Flesh | Personal Connection | Frost | Acceptance | Suffering | Wind Horses | Love Sorrow | Joy | Self-silencing | More
More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“There is a certain unique and strange delight about walking down an empty street alone.” Sylvia Plath
Empty Streets, Solitary Joy, Strange Delight, Street, Walking, Solitude
Sylvia Plath Empty Streets, Solitary Joy, Strange Delight, Street, Walking, Solitude“I took up the silver knife and cracked off the cap of my egg. Then I put down the knife and looked at it. I tried to think what I had loved knives for, but my mind slipped from the noose of the thought and swung, like a bird, in the center of empty air.” Sylvia Plath
Mind Wandering, Silver Knife, Thought Loop, Knife, Bird, Thought
Sylvia Plath Mind Wandering, Silver Knife, Thought Loop, Knife, Bird, Thought“Yes, I want the world's praise, money, and love, and am furious with anyone, getting ahead of me.” Sylvia Plath
Ambition, Desire, Jealousy, Competition, Recognition, Success
Sylvia Plath Ambition, Desire, Jealousy, Competition, Recognition, Success“I have done it again. One year in every ten I manage it.” Sylvia Plath
Repeated Cycles, Failure, Emotional Instability, Patterns, Self-awareness, Recovery
Sylvia Plath Repeated Cycles, Failure, Emotional Instability, Patterns, Self-awareness, Recovery“I need some older, wiser being to cry to. I talk to God, but the sky is empty, and Orion walks by and doesn’t speak.” Sylvia Plath
Seeking Wisdom, Spiritual Connection, Emotional Reliance, Isolation, Introspection, Disappointment
Sylvia Plath Seeking Wisdom, Spiritual Connection, Emotional Reliance, Isolation, Introspection, Disappointment“It seems this is an age of clever critics who keep bewailing the fact that there are no works worthy of criticism.” Sylvia Plath
Criticism, Disillusionment, Perception, Creativity, Modernity, Skepticism
Sylvia Plath Criticism, Disillusionment, Perception, Creativity, Modernity, Skepticism“Once one has seen God, what is the remedy?” Sylvia Plath
Faith, Loss, Existential, Understanding, Religion, Hopelessness
Sylvia Plath Faith, Loss, Existential, Understanding, Religion, Hopelessness“I suppose if I gave myself the chance I could be an alcoholic.” Sylvia Plath
Self-destruction, Dependency, Emotional Struggle, Identity Crisis, Escape, Addiction
Sylvia Plath Self-destruction, Dependency, Emotional Struggle, Identity Crisis, Escape, Addiction“Perhaps you considered yourself an oracle, Mouthpiece of the dead, or of some god or other. Thirty years now I have labored To dredge the silt from your throat. I am none the wiser.” Sylvia Plath
Oracle Dead, God Mouthpiece, Silt Throat, Oracle, Throat, Labor
Sylvia Plath Oracle Dead, God Mouthpiece, Silt Throat, Oracle, Throat, Labor“If you expect nothing from anybody, you are never disappointed.” Sylvia Plath
Expect Nothing, Disappointment Avoidance, Independent Thinking, Nothing, Expect, Disappointed
Sylvia Plath Expect Nothing, Disappointment Avoidance, Independent Thinking, Nothing, Expect, Disappointed“Life has been some combination of fairy-tale coincidence and joie de vivre and shocks of beauty together with some hurtful self-questioning.” Sylvia Plath
Life, Beauty, Coincidence, Introspection, Emotion, Joy
Sylvia Plath Life, Beauty, Coincidence, Introspection, Emotion, Joy“Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person.” Sylvia Plath
Snow Symbolism, Emotional Significance, Seasonal Change, Reflective Moments, Fleeting Beauty, Personal Awakening
Sylvia Plath Snow Symbolism, Emotional Significance, Seasonal Change, Reflective Moments, Fleeting Beauty, Personal Awakening“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“Sometimes I feel like I’m not solid. I’m hollow. There’s nothing behind my eyes. I’m a negative of a person. All I want is blackness, blackness and silence.” Sylvia Plath
Existential Void, Self-doubt, Emotional Emptiness, Introspection, Isolation, Nothingness
Sylvia Plath Existential Void, Self-doubt, Emotional Emptiness, Introspection, Isolation, Nothingness“So I began to think maybe it was true that when you were married and had children it was like being brainwashed, and afterward you went about as numb as a slave in a totalitarian state.” Sylvia Plath
Marriage, Conformity, Numbness, Control, Family, Isolation
Sylvia Plath Marriage, Conformity, Numbness, Control, Family, Isolation“I need a father. I need a mother. I need some older, wiser being to cry to. I talk to God, but the sky is empty.” Sylvia Plath
Parental Need, Empty Sky, Divine Absence, Father, Mother, God
Sylvia Plath Parental Need, Empty Sky, Divine Absence, Father, Mother, God“Cheers for spring; for life; for a growing soul.” Sylvia Plath
Spring Renewal, Growing Soul, Life Celebration, Spring, Growth, Life
Sylvia Plath Spring Renewal, Growing Soul, Life Celebration, Spring, Growth, Life“If only I knew what I wanted I could try to see about getting it.” Sylvia Plath
Want Clarity, Seeking Purpose, Self-discovery, Indecision Paralysis, Goal Uncertainty, Identity Quest
Sylvia Plath Want Clarity, Seeking Purpose, Self-discovery, Indecision Paralysis, Goal Uncertainty, Identity Quest