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Pretty soon, the only doubt in my mind was the precise time and method of committing suicide. The only alternative I could see was an eternity of hell for the rest of my life in a mental hospital, and I was going to use

Pretty soon, the only doubt in my mind was the precise time and method of committing suicide. The only alternative I could see was an eternity of hell for the rest of my life in a mental hospital, and I was going to use my last ounce of free choice and choose a quick clean ending.

Sylvia Plath
Suicide, Choices, Doubt
Sylvia Plath (2011). “Letters Home”, p.197, Faber & Faber

For the few little successes I may seem to have, there are acres of misgivings and self-doubt.

Sylvia Plath
Self, Doubt, Acres
sylvia plath (1971). “the bell jar”

God, how I ricochet between certainties and doubts.

Sylvia Plath
Doubt, Ricochet, Certainty
Sylvia Plath (2013). “The Journals of Sylvia Plath”, p.78, Anchor

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