If Doctor Nolan asked me for the matches, I would say that I’d thought they were made of candy and had eaten them.
Sylvia Plath
Carelessness, Humor, Emotional Escape, Innocence, Self-deception, Vulnerability
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More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“What the hell is tragedy? I am.” Sylvia Plath
Suffering, Identity, Tragedy, Emotional Turmoil, Catharsis, Self-awareness
Sylvia Plath Suffering, Identity, Tragedy, Emotional Turmoil, Catharsis, Self-awareness“The night sky is only a sort of carbon paper, Blueblack, with the much-poked periods of stars Letting in the light, peephole after peephole – A bonewhite light, like death, behind all things.” Sylvia Plath
Sky Darkness, Cosmic Emptiness, Starlit Void, Death’s Light, Introspective Gaze, Existential Dread
Sylvia Plath Sky Darkness, Cosmic Emptiness, Starlit Void, Death’s Light, Introspective Gaze, Existential Dread“I think I made you up inside my head.” Sylvia Plath
Made Up, Internal Creation, Imaginary Thoughts, Made, Up, Head
Sylvia Plath Made Up, Internal Creation, Imaginary Thoughts, Made, Up, Head“I wonder if art divorced from normal and conventional living is as vital as art combined with living: in a word, would marriage sap my creative energy and annihilate my desire for written and pictorial expression which increases with this depth of unsatisfied emotion... or would I achieve a fuller expression in art as well as in the creation of children?” Sylvia Plath
Art Life, Creative Marriage, Emotional Balance, Art, Life, Balance
Sylvia Plath Art Life, Creative Marriage, Emotional Balance, Art, Life, Balance“Some things are hard to write about. After something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over dramatize it, or underplay it, exaggerate the wrong parts or ignore the important ones. At any rate, you never write it quite the way you want to.” Sylvia Plath
Writing Challenges, Emotional Expression, Misrepresentation, Writing, Challenges, Emotion
Sylvia Plath Writing Challenges, Emotional Expression, Misrepresentation, Writing, Challenges, Emotion“Maybe forgetfulness, like a kind snow, should numb and cover them. But they were a part of me. They were my landscape.” Sylvia Plath
Memory Loss, Emotional Release, Introspection, Transformation, Identity, Self-awarenes
Sylvia Plath Memory Loss, Emotional Release, Introspection, Transformation, Identity, Self-awarenes“Good to know that if I ever need attention all I have to do is die.” Sylvia Plath
Desperation, Emotional Isolation, Self-awareness, Vulnerability, Attention-seeking, Dark Humor
Sylvia Plath Desperation, Emotional Isolation, Self-awareness, Vulnerability, Attention-seeking, Dark Humor“I wanted to do everything once and for all and be through with it.” Sylvia Plath
Finality, Everything Once, Emotional Exhaustion, Perfection, Completion, Weariness
Sylvia Plath Finality, Everything Once, Emotional Exhaustion, Perfection, Completion, Weariness“I am solitary as grass. What is it I miss? Shall I ever find it, whatever it is?” Sylvia Plath
Solitude, Longing, Identity, Mystery, Self-exploration, Desire
Sylvia Plath Solitude, Longing, Identity, Mystery, Self-exploration, Desire“Arrogant, I think I have written lines which qualify me to be The Poetess of America (as Ted will be The Poet of England and her dominions).” Sylvia Plath
Poetic Pride, Literary Achievement, Self Confidence, Poetess, Achievement, Pride
Sylvia Plath Poetic Pride, Literary Achievement, Self Confidence, Poetess, Achievement, Pride“When you are insane, you are busy being insane - all the time.” Sylvia Plath
Constant Insanity, Mental Turmoil, Persistent Madness, Insanity, Madness, Turmoil
Sylvia Plath Constant Insanity, Mental Turmoil, Persistent Madness, Insanity, Madness, Turmoil“There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends.” Sylvia Plath
Friendship, Bonding, Vulnerability, Shared, Laughter, Connection
Sylvia Plath Friendship, Bonding, Vulnerability, Shared, Laughter, Connection“Tonight was awful. It was the combination of everything. Of the play “Goodbye My Fancy,” of wanting, in a juvenile way, to be, like the heroine, a reporter in the trenches, to be loved by a man who admired me, who understood me as much as I understood myself.” Sylvia Plath
Awful Night, Heroine Dreams, Emotional Desire, Night, Reporter, Trenches
Sylvia Plath Awful Night, Heroine Dreams, Emotional Desire, Night, Reporter, Trenches“I don’t care about anyone, and the feeling is quite obviously mutual.” Sylvia Plath
Mutual Apathy, Emotional Distance, Indifferent Feelings, Apathy, Mutual, Care
Sylvia Plath Mutual Apathy, Emotional Distance, Indifferent Feelings, Apathy, Mutual, Care“I am afraid of getting older. I am afraid of getting married. Spare me from cooking three meals a day. Spare me from the relentless cage of routine and rote.” Sylvia Plath
Aging Fear, Marriage Anxiety, Routine Escape, Life Monotony, Independence Yearn, Emotional Confinement
Sylvia Plath Aging Fear, Marriage Anxiety, Routine Escape, Life Monotony, Independence Yearn, Emotional Confinement“Now I am silent, hate Up to my neck, Thick, thick. I do not speak.” Sylvia Plath
Silence, Hatred, Isolation, Overwhelming, Emotions, Despair
Sylvia Plath Silence, Hatred, Isolation, Overwhelming, Emotions, Despair“You know what lies are for.” Sylvia Plath
Purpose Lies, Hidden Truths, Deception Reason, Honesty, Reality, Complexity
Sylvia Plath Purpose Lies, Hidden Truths, Deception Reason, Honesty, Reality, Complexity“There is something suspect, especially in America, about people who don't have ten-year plans for a career or at least a regular job.” Sylvia Plath
Career Planning, Cultural Critique, Job Stability, Career, Stability, Critique
Sylvia Plath Career Planning, Cultural Critique, Job Stability, Career, Stability, Critique