Stars open among the lilies. Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens? This is the silence of astounded souls.
Sylvia Plath
Astounded Souls, Silent Sirens, Lilies Stars, Silence, Stars, Lilies
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More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn't make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet.” Sylvia Plath
Decision Paralysis, Life Choices, Lost Opportunities, Indecision, Dreams, Life
Sylvia Plath Decision Paralysis, Life Choices, Lost Opportunities, Indecision, Dreams, Life“And I a smiling woman. I am only thirty. And like the cat I have nine times to die.” Sylvia Plath
Identity, Age, Life Cycles, Resilience, Self-awareness, Mortality
Sylvia Plath Identity, Age, Life Cycles, Resilience, Self-awareness, Mortality“I want to write because I have the urge to excel in one medium of translation and expression of life. I can’t be satisfied with the colossal job of merely living. Oh, no, I must order life in sonnets and sestinas and provide a verbal reflector for my 60-watt lighted head.” Sylvia Plath
Creative Excellence, Life Translation, Literary Passion, Excellence, Passion, Translation
Sylvia Plath Creative Excellence, Life Translation, Literary Passion, Excellence, Passion, Translation“I would rather have anything wrong with my body than something wrong with my head, but the idea seemed so involved and wearisome that I didn’t say anything.” Sylvia Plath
Mental, Struggle, Body, Health, Isolation, Burden
Sylvia Plath Mental, Struggle, Body, Health, Isolation, Burden“It all flowed over me with a screaming ache of pain. Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I've taken for granted. When you feel that this may be the good-bye, the last time, it hits you harder.” Sylvia Plath
Painful Awareness, Present Moment, Fleeting Time, Emotional Intensity, Self-reflection, Grief
Sylvia Plath Painful Awareness, Present Moment, Fleeting Time, Emotional Intensity, Self-reflection, Grief“What I want back is what I was Before the bed, before the knife, Before the brooch-pin and the salve Fixed me in this parenthesis; Horses fluent in the wind, A place, a time gone out of mind.” Sylvia Plath
Lost Time, Past Life, Wind Horses, Time, Memory, Loss
Sylvia Plath Lost Time, Past Life, Wind Horses, Time, Memory, Loss“A stiff breeze lifted the hair from my head. At my feet, the city doused its lights in sleep, its buildings blackened, as if for a funeral.” Sylvia Plath
Transition, Darkness, Urban Isolation, Reflection, Contrast, Finality
Sylvia Plath Transition, Darkness, Urban Isolation, Reflection, Contrast, Finality“I like people too much or not at all. I’ve got to go down deep, to fall into people, to really know them.” Sylvia Plath
People Deep, Intense Connection, Social Struggles, Relationships, Curiosity, Understanding
Sylvia Plath People Deep, Intense Connection, Social Struggles, Relationships, Curiosity, Understanding“You’ve only got so long to live.” Sylvia Plath
Mortality, Time, Reflection, Urgency, Fleeting Moments, Existence
Sylvia Plath Mortality, Time, Reflection, Urgency, Fleeting Moments, Existence“The abstract kills, the concrete saves.” Sylvia Plath
Abstract Thinking, Concrete Ideas, Practical Solutions, Reality, Thought, Life
Sylvia Plath Abstract Thinking, Concrete Ideas, Practical Solutions, Reality, Thought, Life“I could feel the tears brimming and sloshing in me like water in a glass that is unsteady and too full.” Sylvia Plath
Tears Brimming, Overflowing Emotions, Fragile Balance, Sadness, Grief, Vulnerability
Sylvia Plath Tears Brimming, Overflowing Emotions, Fragile Balance, Sadness, Grief, Vulnerability“One thing, I try to be honest. And what is revealed is often rather hideously unflattering.” Sylvia Plath
Brutal Honesty, Personal Truth, Revealing Flaws, Honesty, Truth, Flaws
Sylvia Plath Brutal Honesty, Personal Truth, Revealing Flaws, Honesty, Truth, Flaws“The sheets grow heavy as a lecher’s kiss.” Sylvia Plath
Heaviness, Burdens, Intimacy, Emotion, Connection, Vulnerability
Sylvia Plath Heaviness, Burdens, Intimacy, Emotion, Connection, Vulnerability“I must not be selfless: develop a sense of self. A solidness that can’t be attacked.” Sylvia Plath
Self, Strength, Individuality, Protection, Self-worth, Resilience
Sylvia Plath Self, Strength, Individuality, Protection, Self-worth, Resilience“I am inhabited by a cry. Nightly it flaps out Looking, with its hooks, for something to love.” Sylvia Plath
Inner Cry, Emotional Yearning, Seeking Love, Cry, Yearning, Love
Sylvia Plath Inner Cry, Emotional Yearning, Seeking Love, Cry, Yearning, Love“To the person in the bell jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is the bad dream.” Sylvia Plath
Bell Jar, Bad Dream, Stagnant Life, Dream, Life, World
Sylvia Plath Bell Jar, Bad Dream, Stagnant Life, Dream, Life, World“So I kiss him, and there is the great dark sea ahead.” Sylvia Plath
Kiss, Love, Longing, Sea, Vastness, Mystery
Sylvia Plath Kiss, Love, Longing, Sea, Vastness, Mystery“The blood of love welled up in my heart with a slow pain.” Sylvia Plath
Love Pain, Slow Heartache, Emotional Depth, Love, Pain, Heart
Sylvia Plath Love Pain, Slow Heartache, Emotional Depth, Love, Pain, Heart“Buddy was very proud of his perfect health and was always telling me it was psychosomatic when my sinuses blocked up and I couldn’t breathe. I thought this an odd attitude for a doctor to have and perhaps he should study to be a psychiatrist instead.” Sylvia Plath
Health Judgment, Psychosomatic Issues, Professional Irony, Health, Doctor, Irony
Sylvia Plath Health Judgment, Psychosomatic Issues, Professional Irony, Health, Doctor, Irony