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Sylvia Plath Quotes about Darkness

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See, the darkness is leaking from the cracks. I cannot contain it. I cannot contain my life.

See, the darkness is leaking from the cracks. I cannot contain it. I cannot contain my life.

Sylvia Plath
Darkness, Cracks
Sylvia Plath (2015). “Collected Poems”, Faber & Faber

I buried my head under the darkness of the pillow and pretended it was night. I couldn't see the point of getting up. I had nothing to look forward to.

Sylvia Plath
Night, Darkness, Looks
Sylvia Plath (2016). “The Bell Jar”, p.61, Hamilton Books

The moon has nothing to be sad about, Staring from her hood of bone. She is used to this sort of thing. Her blacks crackle and drag.

Sylvia Plath
Moon, Darkness, Bones
Sylvia Plath (2015). “Collected Poems”, p.224, Faber & Faber

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