“Dying
Is an art, like everything else.
I do it exceptionally well.

I do it so it feels like hell.
I do it so it feels real.
I guess you could say I've a call.”

—  Sylvia Plath, Ariel

&quot;Lady Lazarus&quot; http://www.angelfire.com/tn/plath/lady.html <br class="br">Source: Ariel (1965)

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