“If I didn’t think, I’d be much happier.”

—  Sylvia Plath

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American poet, novelist and short story writer 1932–1963

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“If I didn't think, I'd be much happier; if I didn't have any sex organs, I wouldn't waver on the brink of nervous emotion and tears all the time.”

Sylvia Plath (1932–1963) American poet, novelist and short story writer

1950 entry, quoted in Kate Moses, "The Real Sylvia Plath," Salon.com (2000-06-01) http://dir.salon.com/story/books/feature/2000/06/01/plath2/
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (2000)
Variant: If I didn't think, I'd be much happier; if I didn't have any sex organs, I wouldn't waver on the brink of nervous emotion and tears all the time.
Source: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

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