I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad. Or I can go mad by ricocheting in between.
Sylvia Plath
Balance, Emotion, Duality, Introspection, Identity, Chaos
Sylvia Plath’s Quotes On Topics
Life Slice | Naive Passion | Importance | Emotional Torment | Tattoo Symbolism | Secret | Silly Actions | Disappointment Avoidance | Nature | Emotional Search | Growing Up | Life Journey | Clear Realism | Mental Traps | Identity Doubts | Inner Chaos | Perverse Satisfaction | Neutral Force | Invulnerable Gods | Perspective | More
More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“Whose is that long white box in the grove, what have they accomplished, why am I cold.” Sylvia Plath
Life Reflection, Funeral Thoughts, Existential Questions, Death, Cold, Achievement
Sylvia Plath Life Reflection, Funeral Thoughts, Existential Questions, Death, Cold, Achievement“Endure, endure, and the syllables harden like stoic white sheets struck with rigor mortis on the clothesline of winter.” Sylvia Plath
Stoic Sheets, Winter Rigor, Hardened Syllables, Winter, Endure, Stoic
Sylvia Plath Stoic Sheets, Winter Rigor, Hardened Syllables, Winter, Endure, Stoic“Love life day by day, color by color, touch by touch.” Sylvia Plath
Life Appreciation, Daily Joys, Vibrant Living, Life, Joy, Color
Sylvia Plath Life Appreciation, Daily Joys, Vibrant Living, Life, Joy, Color“To annihilate the world by annihilation of oneself is the deluded height of desperate egoism.” Sylvia Plath
Desperation, Self-destruction, Existential Crisis, Egoism, Annihilation, Isolation
Sylvia Plath Desperation, Self-destruction, Existential Crisis, Egoism, Annihilation, Isolation“I don’t know what it is like to not have deep emotions. Even when I feel nothing, I feel it completely.” Sylvia Plath
Intensity, Emotions, Vulnerability, Connection, Existential, Self-awareness
Sylvia Plath Intensity, Emotions, Vulnerability, Connection, Existential, Self-awareness“O heart, such disorganization!” Sylvia Plath
Confusion, Vulnerability, Emotional Chaos, Self-awareness, Turmoil, Disorder
Sylvia Plath Confusion, Vulnerability, Emotional Chaos, Self-awareness, Turmoil, Disorder“I am learning how to compromise the wild dream ideals and the necessary realities without such screaming pain.” Sylvia Plath
Dream Compromise, Painful Realities, Balancing Ideals, Dreams, Reality, Pain
Sylvia Plath Dream Compromise, Painful Realities, Balancing Ideals, Dreams, Reality, Pain“I do not know who I am, where I am going – and I am the one who has to decide the answers to these hideous questions.” Sylvia Plath
Identity Doubts, Future Decisions, Personal Struggles, Identity, Decisions, Doubts
Sylvia Plath Identity Doubts, Future Decisions, Personal Struggles, Identity, Decisions, Doubts“One should be able to control and manipulate experiences with an informed and intelligent mind.” Sylvia Plath
Decision Making, Mental Clarity, Experience, Manipulation, Control, Informed
Sylvia Plath Decision Making, Mental Clarity, Experience, Manipulation, Control, Informed“I feel outcast on a cold star, unable to feel anything but an awful helpless numbness.” Sylvia Plath
Alienation, Hopelessness, Detachment, Isolation, Emotionless, Bleak
Sylvia Plath Alienation, Hopelessness, Detachment, Isolation, Emotionless, Bleak“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“Wear your heart on your skin in this life.” Sylvia Plath
Vulnerability, Authenticity, Emotion, Self-expression, Openness, Courage
Sylvia Plath Vulnerability, Authenticity, Emotion, Self-expression, Openness, Courage“For me, poetry is an evasion of the real job of writing prose.” Sylvia Plath
Creative Escape, Writing Identity, Genre Exploration, Personal Growth, Reflection, Expression
Sylvia Plath Creative Escape, Writing Identity, Genre Exploration, Personal Growth, Reflection, Expression“I am helpless as the sea at the end of her string. I am restless. Restless and useless. I, too, create corpses.” Sylvia Plath
Helplessness, Sea, Restlessness, Decay, Creation, Despair
Sylvia Plath Helplessness, Sea, Restlessness, Decay, Creation, Despair“I like people too much or not at all.” Sylvia Plath
Extreme Emotions, Social Struggles, Authenticity, Emotional Depth, Self-awareness, Extremes
Sylvia Plath Extreme Emotions, Social Struggles, Authenticity, Emotional Depth, Self-awareness, Extremes“I have a visual imagination.” Sylvia Plath
Visual Imagination, Creative Vision, Artistic Perception, Imagination, Vision, Creative
Sylvia Plath Visual Imagination, Creative Vision, Artistic Perception, Imagination, Vision, Creative“I want Books and Babies and Beef stews.” Sylvia Plath
Desire, Simplicity, Life, Family, Nourishment, Legacy
Sylvia Plath Desire, Simplicity, Life, Family, Nourishment, Legacy“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