“I am too pure for you or anyone.
From the poem "Fever 103°", 20 October 1962”
Source: The Collected Poems
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American poet, novelist and short story writer 1932–1963Related quotes
“Eternity bores me,
I never wanted it.
From the poem "Years", 16 November 1962”
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Source: The Collected Poems
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“The person who wrote the poem can tell you more about the poem than anyone else.”
David Yezzi (1966) American poet
Interview with Ernest Hibert (2006)
Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer
1950-07-06
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (2000)
Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.”
Lasciva est nobis pagina, vita proba.
Martial book Epigrammata
I, 4.
Epigrams (c. 80 – 104 AD)
Michael Faraday (1791–1867) English scientist
Lecture notes of 1858, quoted in The Life and Letters of Faraday (1870) by Bence Jones, Vol. 2, p. 403
“Never tell your problems to anyone…20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.”
Lou Holtz (1937) American college football coach, professional football coach, television sports announcer
“I am speaking to tell the truth, not from hatred or scorn of anyone.”
Francesco Petrarca Il Canzoniere
Io parlo per ver dire,
non per odio d'altrui, né per disprezzo.
Canzone 128, st. 4
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life