I was my own woman. The next step was to find the proper sort of man.
Sylvia Plath
Independent Woman, Next Step, Personal Journey, Woman, Independence, Journey
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More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“Didn't you know I'm going to be the greatest, most entertaining author and artist in the world? Well, don't feel badly, I didn't either!” Sylvia Plath
Ambition, Self-belief, Creativity, Identity, Growth, Passion
Sylvia Plath Ambition, Self-belief, Creativity, Identity, Growth, Passion“You fool – you are afraid of being alone with you own mind. You just better learn to know yourself, to make sure decisions before it is too late. Your room is not your prison. You are.” Sylvia Plath
Fear, Self-discovery, Solitude, Empowerment, Introspection, Courage
Sylvia Plath Fear, Self-discovery, Solitude, Empowerment, Introspection, Courage“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 don’t really know,” I heard myself say. I felt a deep shock, hearing myself say that, because the minute I said it, I knew it was true.” Sylvia Plath
Deep Shock, Self Realization, Honest Admission, Shock, Realization, True
Sylvia Plath Deep Shock, Self Realization, Honest Admission, Shock, Realization, True“I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.” Sylvia Plath
Rejection Resilience, Trying Effort, Personal Growth, Literary Struggle, Creative Process, Self-improvement
Sylvia Plath Rejection Resilience, Trying Effort, Personal Growth, Literary Struggle, Creative Process, Self-improvement“It doesn’t take two to dance, it only takes one.” Sylvia Plath
Independence, Solitude, Self-expression, Movement, Personal Journey, Freedom
Sylvia Plath Independence, Solitude, Self-expression, Movement, Personal Journey, Freedom“But I wasn’t sure. I wasn’t sure at all. How did I know that someday – at college, in Europe, somewhere, anywhere – the bell jar, with its stifling distortions, wouldn’t descend again?” Sylvia Plath
Mental Struggles, Stifling Distortions, Inner Conflict, Uncertainty, Anxiety, Life
Sylvia Plath Mental Struggles, Stifling Distortions, Inner Conflict, Uncertainty, Anxiety, Life“I never feel so much myself as when I’m in a hot bath.” Sylvia Plath
Relaxation, Comfort, Solitude, Self-care, Reflection, Serenity
Sylvia Plath Relaxation, Comfort, Solitude, Self-care, Reflection, Serenity“A little thing, like children putting flowers in my hair, can fill up the widening cracks in my self-assurance like soothing lanolin.” Sylvia Plath
Innocence, Beauty, Simplicity, Self-healing, Vulnerability, Joy
Sylvia Plath Innocence, Beauty, Simplicity, Self-healing, Vulnerability, Joy“After all, we are nothing more or less than we choose to reveal.” Sylvia Plath
Revealed Self, Personal Choice, Inner Truth, Self, Choice, Reveal
Sylvia Plath Revealed Self, Personal Choice, Inner Truth, Self, Choice, Reveal“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“There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.” Sylvia Plath
Comfort, Healing, Bath, Peace, Simplicity, Relief
Sylvia Plath Comfort, Healing, Bath, Peace, Simplicity, Relief“I am accused. I dream of massacres. I am a garden of black and red agonies. I drink them, Hating myself, hating and fearing. And now the world conceives Its end and runs toward it, arms held out in love.” Sylvia Plath
Dark Dreams, Self Hate, World Endings, Agony, Fear, Hate
Sylvia Plath Dark Dreams, Self Hate, World Endings, Agony, Fear, Hate“I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me; all day I feel its soft, feathery turnings, its malignity. Clouds pass and disperse. Are those the faces of love, those pale irretrievables? Is it for such I agitate my heart?” Sylvia Plath
Fear, Darkness, Introspection, Love, Emotional Depth, Vulnerability
Sylvia Plath Fear, Darkness, Introspection, Love, Emotional Depth, Vulnerability“And you grit your teeth, despising yourself for your tremulous sensitivity, and wondering how human beings can suffer their individualities to be mercilessly crushed under a machinelike dictatorship, be it of industry, state or organization, all their lives long.” Sylvia Plath
Crushed Individuality, Sensitive Struggle, Machinelike Dictatorship, Sensitivity, Industry, State
Sylvia Plath Crushed Individuality, Sensitive Struggle, Machinelike Dictatorship, Sensitivity, Industry, State“Freedom is not of use to those who do not know how to employ it.” Sylvia Plath
Freedom, Responsibility, Self-awareness, Opportunity, Potential, Action
Sylvia Plath Freedom, Responsibility, Self-awareness, Opportunity, Potential, Action“If the body is a temple, then tattoos are its stained glass windows.” Sylvia Plath
Body Art, Temple Metaphor, Tattoo Symbolism, Tattoos, Art, Temple
Sylvia Plath Body Art, Temple Metaphor, Tattoo Symbolism, Tattoos, Art, Temple“I was my own woman. The next step was to find the proper sort of man.” Sylvia Plath
Independent Woman, Next Step, Personal Journey, Woman, Independence, Journey
Sylvia Plath Independent Woman, Next Step, Personal Journey, Woman, Independence, Journey