“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.”
Sylvia Plath book The Bell Jar
Variant: I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am.
Source: The Bell Jar (1963), Ch. 20
“My heart skipped a beat and then flat-out tripped over itself and fell on its face. Then my heart stood up, brushed itself off, took a deep breath and announced: "I want a spiritual teacher.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert, book Eat, Pray, Love
Source: Eat, Pray, Love
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St. 2.
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Heathcliff (Ch. XXXIII).
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