I, to you, am lost in the gorgeous errors of flesh.
Sylvia Plath
Gorgeous Errors, Flesh Emotions, Human Passion, Errors, Flesh, Passion
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More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“Oh, something is there, waiting for me. Perhaps someday the revelation will burst in upon me and I will see the other side of this monumental grotesque joke. And then I’ll laugh. And then I’ll know what life is.” Sylvia Plath
Revelation Waiting, Life’s Joke, Monumental Truth, Hope, Humor, Understanding
Sylvia Plath Revelation Waiting, Life’s Joke, Monumental Truth, Hope, Humor, Understanding“Doing all the little tricky things it takes to grow up, step by step, into an anxious and unsettling world.” Sylvia Plath
Growing Up, Anxiety, Challenges, Self-awareness, Maturity, Instability
Sylvia Plath Growing Up, Anxiety, Challenges, Self-awareness, Maturity, Instability“God, how I ricochet between certainties and doubts.” Sylvia Plath
Inner Conflicts, Faith Doubts, Emotional Ricochet, Conflicts, Doubts, Faith
Sylvia Plath Inner Conflicts, Faith Doubts, Emotional Ricochet, Conflicts, Doubts, Faith“Then I decided I would spend the summer writing a novel. That would fix a lot of people.” Sylvia Plath
Summer Writing, Literary Revenge, Author’s Journey, Writing, Revenge, Journey
Sylvia Plath Summer Writing, Literary Revenge, Author’s Journey, Writing, Revenge, Journey“I waited, as if the sea could make my decision for me.” Sylvia Plath
Decision Waiting, Sea Symbolism, Emotional Pause, Decision, Sea, Waiting
Sylvia Plath Decision Waiting, Sea Symbolism, Emotional Pause, Decision, Sea, Waiting“Being born a woman is my awful tragedy. From the moment I was conceived I was doomed to sprout breasts and ovaries rather than penis and scrotum; to have my whole circle of action, thought and feeling rigidly circumscribed by my inescapable femininity.” Sylvia Plath
Femininity, Societal Expectations, Identity, Gender, Constraint, Tragedy
Sylvia Plath Femininity, Societal Expectations, Identity, Gender, Constraint, Tragedy“Mountains terrify me - they just sit about; they are so proud.” Sylvia Plath
Majestic Stillness, Nature Fear, Towering Pride, Mountains, Nature, Fear
Sylvia Plath Majestic Stillness, Nature Fear, Towering Pride, Mountains, Nature, Fear“The trouble was, I had been inadequate all along, I simply hadn’t thought about it.” Sylvia Plath
Self-doubt, Inadequacy Realization, Personal Failure, Hidden Struggles, Mental Barriers, Inner Conflict
Sylvia Plath Self-doubt, Inadequacy Realization, Personal Failure, Hidden Struggles, Mental Barriers, Inner Conflict“I have this demon who wants me to run away screaming if I am going to be flawed, fallible. It wants me to think I’m so good I must be perfect. Or nothing. I am, on the contrary, something: a being who gets tired, has shyness to fight, has more trouble than most facing people easily.” Sylvia Plath
Self-doubt, Personal Struggle, Emotional Conflict, Perfectionism, Identity, Vulnerability
Sylvia Plath Self-doubt, Personal Struggle, Emotional Conflict, Perfectionism, Identity, Vulnerability“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“I am a victim of introspection.” Sylvia Plath
Introspective Struggle, Self Analysis, Emotional Victim, Introspection, Self, Victim
Sylvia Plath Introspective Struggle, Self Analysis, Emotional Victim, Introspection, Self, Victim“I felt proud that the baby's first real adventure should be as a protest against the insanity of world annihilation. Already a certain percentage of unborn children are doomed by fallout, and no one knows the cumulative effects of what is already poisoning the air and sea.” Sylvia Plath
Baby Protest, World Annihilation, Environmental Fallout, Baby, Protest, Fallout
Sylvia Plath Baby Protest, World Annihilation, Environmental Fallout, Baby, Protest, Fallout“I, to you, am lost in the gorgeous errors of flesh.” Sylvia Plath
Gorgeous Errors, Flesh Emotions, Human Passion, Errors, Flesh, Passion
Sylvia Plath Gorgeous Errors, Flesh Emotions, Human Passion, Errors, Flesh, Passion“I need the reality of other people, work, to fulfill myself. Must never become a mere mother and housewife.” Sylvia Plath
Work Fulfillment, Personal Identity, Social Role, Work, Identity, Role
Sylvia Plath Work Fulfillment, Personal Identity, Social Role, Work, Identity, Role“I’ve eaten a bag of Green apples. Boarded the train, there’s no getting off.” Sylvia Plath
Bitterness, Journey, Escape, Uncertainty, Solitude, Inevitability
Sylvia Plath Bitterness, Journey, Escape, Uncertainty, Solitude, Inevitability“The only thing I could think of was turkey neck and turkey gizzards and I felt very depressed.” Sylvia Plath
Depression, Loss, Food, Decay, Solitude, Mundanity
Sylvia Plath Depression, Loss, Food, Decay, Solitude, Mundanity“There is something demoralizing about watching two people get more and more crazy about each other, especially when you are the only extra person in the room.” Sylvia Plath
Unrequited Feelings, Third Wheel, Emotional Isolation, Love, Isolation, Crazy
Sylvia Plath Unrequited Feelings, Third Wheel, Emotional Isolation, Love, Isolation, Crazy“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“A baby! I hated babies. I, who for two and a half years had been the center of a tender universe, felt the axis wrench and a polar chill immobilize my bones. I would be a bystander, a museum mammoth.” Sylvia Plath
Loss Of Self, Identity Shift, Motherhood Anxiety, Emotional Detachment, Transformation, Personal Struggle
Sylvia Plath Loss Of Self, Identity Shift, Motherhood Anxiety, Emotional Detachment, Transformation, Personal Struggle“I saw the first of the 7-mile-long column appear - red and orange and green banners, 'Ban the Bomb!' etc., shining and swaying slowly. Absolute silence. I found myself weeping to see the tan, dusty marchers, knapsacks on their backs - Quakers and Catholics, Africans and whites, Algerians and French - 40 percent were London housewives.” Sylvia Plath
Marching Humanity, Peace Movement, Emotional Unity, Humanity, March, Peace
Sylvia Plath Marching Humanity, Peace Movement, Emotional Unity, Humanity, March, Peace