“let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences”

— Sylvia Plath

Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

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American poet, novelist and short story writer 1932–1963

Sylvia Plath quote: “let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences”

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