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I must learn more about these people―try to understand them, put myself in their place. No, instead I am so busy keeping my head above water that I scarcely know who I am, much less who anyone else is.

I must learn more about these people―try to understand them, put myself in their place. No, instead I am so busy keeping my head above water that I scarcely know who I am, much less who anyone else is.

Sylvia Plath
Who I Am, Water, People
Sylvia Plath (2007). “The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath”, p.76, Anchor

It was my first big chance, but here I was, sitting back and letting it run through my fingers like so much water.

Sylvia Plath
Running, Water, Sitting
Sylvia Plath (2016). “The Bell Jar”, p.4, Hamilton Books

The first time I saw a fingerbowl was at the home of my benefactress. [...] The water had a few cherry blossoms in it, and I thought it must be some clear sort of Japanese after-dinner soup and ate every bit of it, including the crisp little blossoms.

Sylvia Plath
Home, Water, Soup
Sylvia Plath (2016). “The Bell Jar”, p.23, Hamilton Books

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