We stayed at home to write, to consolidate our outstretched selves.
Sylvia Plath
Creativity, Solitude, Writing, Expression, Focus, Self
Sylvia Plath’s Quotes On Topics
Creativity Enemy | Silver Server | Needs | Artist | Informed | Physical Sensation | Personal Transparency | Coping Mechanisms | Night Fears | Cave Roses | Dust Metaphor | Femininity | Emotional Autonomy | Everything Once | Mermaids | Comfort | Doubts | Discipline | Monumental Truth | Overflowing Emotions | More
More Sylvia Plath Quotes
“The journey over the bridge had unnerved me. The river water passed me by like an untouched drink. I suspected that even if my mother and brother had not been there I would have made no move to jump.” Sylvia Plath
Bridge Journey, Untouched River, Hesitant Leap, Journey, River, Hesitation
Sylvia Plath Bridge Journey, Untouched River, Hesitant Leap, Journey, River, Hesitation“I love him to hell and back and heaven and back, and have and do and will.” Sylvia Plath
Enduring Love, Emotional Extremes, Unwavering Affection, Devotion, Passion, Commitment
Sylvia Plath Enduring Love, Emotional Extremes, Unwavering Affection, Devotion, Passion, Commitment“Over coffee and orange juice the embryonic suicide brightens visibly.” Sylvia Plath
Dark Thoughts, Self-destructive Tendencies, Emotional Despair, Fleeting Moments, Reflection, Vulnerability
Sylvia Plath Dark Thoughts, Self-destructive Tendencies, Emotional Despair, Fleeting Moments, Reflection, Vulnerability“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“A feeling of tenderness filled my heart. My heroine would be myself, only in disguise.” Sylvia Plath
Tenderness, Self-exploration, Emotional Depth, Personal Identity, Imagination, Disguise
Sylvia Plath Tenderness, Self-exploration, Emotional Depth, Personal Identity, Imagination, Disguise“It never occurred to me to say no.” Sylvia Plath
Lack Of Boundaries, Decision Paralysis, Emotional Vulnerability, Self-silencing, Personal Agency, Boundary Struggles
Sylvia Plath Lack Of Boundaries, Decision Paralysis, Emotional Vulnerability, Self-silencing, Personal Agency, Boundary Struggles“I am flushed and warm. I think I may be enormous, I am so stupidly happy, My wellingtons Squelching and squelching through the beautiful red.” Sylvia Plath
Childlike Joy, Pure Happiness, Vibrant Imagery, Happiness, Joy, Imagery
Sylvia Plath Childlike Joy, Pure Happiness, Vibrant Imagery, Happiness, Joy, Imagery“I’d say go to hell, but I never want to see you again.” Sylvia Plath
Rejection, Emotional Distance, Bitterness, Self-protection, Farewell, Independence
Sylvia Plath Rejection, Emotional Distance, Bitterness, Self-protection, Farewell, Independence“Why the hell are we conditioned into the smooth strawberry-and-cream Mother-Goose-world, Alice-in-Wonderland fable, only to be broken on the wheel as we grow older and become aware of ourselves as individuals with a dull responsibility in life?” Sylvia Plath
Conditioning, Societal Expectations, Emotional Awakening, Individuality, Disillusionment, Identity
Sylvia Plath Conditioning, Societal Expectations, Emotional Awakening, Individuality, Disillusionment, Identity“Some pale, hueless flicker of sensitivity is in me. God, must I lose it in cooking scrambled eggs for a man.” Sylvia Plath
Lost Sensitivity, Emotional Fade, Domestic Sacrifices, Sensitivity, Fade, Sacrifices
Sylvia Plath Lost Sensitivity, Emotional Fade, Domestic Sacrifices, Sensitivity, Fade, Sacrifices“Dancing is the normal prelude to intercourse.” Sylvia Plath
Expression, Passion, Intimacy, Sensuality, Movement, Vulnerability
Sylvia Plath Expression, Passion, Intimacy, Sensuality, Movement, Vulnerability“I desire the things that will destroy me in the end.” Sylvia Plath
Self-destruction, Destructive Desires, Emotional Turmoil, Vulnerability, Passion, Recklessness
Sylvia Plath Self-destruction, Destructive Desires, Emotional Turmoil, Vulnerability, Passion, Recklessness“I inhabit the wax image of myself, a doll’s body. Sickness begins here; I am a dartboard for witches.” Sylvia Plath
Wax Image, Body Sickness, Witchcraft Symbolism, Sickness, Body, Witches
Sylvia Plath Wax Image, Body Sickness, Witchcraft Symbolism, Sickness, Body, Witches“I had removed my patent leather shoes after a while, for they foundered badly in the sand. It pleased me to think they would be perched there on the silver log, pointing out to sea, like a sort of soul-compass, after I was dead.” Sylvia Plath
Symbolism, Reflection, Mortality, Identity, Connection, Memory
Sylvia Plath Symbolism, Reflection, Mortality, Identity, Connection, Memory“I hope to submit to the little pamphlet magazines here 'freelance' and perhaps shall join the Labour Club, as I really want to become informed on politics, and it seems to have an excellent program. I am definitely not a Conservative, and the Liberals are too vague and close to the latter.” Sylvia Plath
Political Involvement, Social Engagement, Personal Expression, Ideological Struggle, Creative Pursuit, Community Effort
Sylvia Plath Political Involvement, Social Engagement, Personal Expression, Ideological Struggle, Creative Pursuit, Community Effort“I hadn’t, at the last moment, felt like washing off the two diagonal lines of dried blood that marked my cheeks. They seemed touching, and rather spectacular, and I thought I would carry them around with me, like the relic of a dead lover, till they wore off of their own accord.” Sylvia Plath
Grief, Emotional Trace, Memory Lingering, Personal Reminder, Symbolic Expression, Impermanence
Sylvia Plath Grief, Emotional Trace, Memory Lingering, Personal Reminder, Symbolic Expression, Impermanence“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“I want so obviously, so desperately to be loved, and to be capable of love.” Sylvia Plath
Desperate Love, Emotional Need, Human Connection, Love, Desire, Longing
Sylvia Plath Desperate Love, Emotional Need, Human Connection, Love, Desire, Longing“So I perversely circle the late stars, drowsier and drowsier, sleepily longing for something.” Sylvia Plath
Starry Longing, Restless Sleep, Emotional Pursuit, Personal Journey, Cosmic Search, Night Solitude
Sylvia Plath Starry Longing, Restless Sleep, Emotional Pursuit, Personal Journey, Cosmic Search, Night Solitude“I told him I believed in hell, and that certain people, like me, had to live in hell before they died, to make up for missing out on it after death, since they didn’t believe in life after death, and what each person believed happened to him when he died.” Sylvia Plath
Existentialism, Belief, Mortality, Suffering, Duality, Reflection
Sylvia Plath Existentialism, Belief, Mortality, Suffering, Duality, Reflection