For the few little successes I may seem to have, there are acres of misgivings and self-doubt.
Sylvia PlathI drink sherry and wine by myself because I like it and I get the sensuous feeling of indulgence...luxury, bliss, erotic-tinged.
Sylvia PlathIt seemed silly to wash one day when I would only have to wash again the next. It made me tired just to think of it.
Sylvia PlathDoing all the little tricky things it takes to grow up, step by step, into an anxious and unsettling world.
Sylvia PlathThere is a certain unique and strange delight about walking down an empty street alone. There is an off-focus light cast by the moon, and the streetlights are part of the spotlight apparatus on a bare stage set up for you to walk through. You get a feeling of being listened to, so you talk aloud, softly, to see how it sounds.
Sylvia Plath