Sylvia Plath

I am a victim of the American way of life, where they expect you to be a goddess, a cook, a mother, a hostess, a business woman, a sex kitten, and a superwoman, and if you don't do it, they put you in a mental institution.

I may be a fool, but I'm not a stupid fool. I'm a fool in the way that an artist is a fool, that a visionary is a fool. I'm a fool in the way that a saint is a fool.

I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to suffer. When I am grown, I shall be a poet.

I have a theory that it is impossible to be a good writer and a good person.

The worst thing in the world is to be an artist and not be recognized for it. I mean, to be an artist and not have an audience. That's the worst thing.

I am afraid of getting married. I am afraid of losing my identity. I am afraid of being absorbed by a man. I am afraid of being reduced to a wife. I am afraid of being reduced to a mother. I am afraid of being reduced to a woman.

I am a genius of an artist; I have a genius for living.

I am the most interesting person I know.

I want to be a woman who is a wife and mother, but also a famous writer. I want to have a life of my own, and not just be an appendage to a man.

I want to be able to write and be a woman and have children and be a wife and be a mother and be a lover and be a friend and be a daughter and be a sister and be a human being and be an artist. I want to be all those things.

I want to live a lot of different lives. I want to be a lot of different people. I want to be a lot of different things. I want to be a lot of different women.

I want to be a woman who is not afraid to say what she thinks. I want to be a woman who is not afraid to say what she feels. I want to be a woman who is not afraid to say what she wants.

I want to be a woman who is not afraid to be imperfect. I want to be a woman who is not afraid to make mistakes. I want to be a woman who is not afraid to learn.

I want to write because I have the urge to create something beautiful. I want to write because I have the urge to create something true. I want to write because I have the urge to create something meaningful.

I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people think. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people feel. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people understand.

I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people question. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people wonder. I want to write because I have the urge to create something that will make people dream.

I want to write because I have the urge to create. I want to write because I have the urge. I want to write because I.

I am a mess of contradictions.

I am a bundle of nerves and desires.

I am a walking, talking, breathing question mark.