Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Sylvia Plath

Quote by Sylvia Plath

Work

the bell jar

This book is a profound exploration of the psychological struggles of a young woman named Esther Greenwood, who experiences a breakdown while working as a guest editor at a prominent magazine. Set in the 1950s, it delves into the complexities of mental illness, societal expectations, and the search for identity. more

Author

Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath

American poet, novelist, and playwright. Her works are known for their profound emotion and unique style, and she is considered one of the most important female writers of the 20th century. more

You May Also Like

“It is possible to argue that the really influential book is not that which converts ten millions of casual readers, but rather that which converts the very few who, at any given moment, succeed in seizing power. Marx and Sorel have been influential in the modern world, not so much because they were best-sellers (Sorel in particular was not at all a widely read author), but because among their few readers were two men, called respectively Lenin and Mussolini.”

MenWorldHas BeensTwoBookMomentsGivenMillionsModernParticularReaderSucceedTenArguingModern WorldCasualInfluentialSellersSeizingBest Sellers
Book:The collected works of Aldous Huxley
Create image

“We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life. Love arrives and in its train come ecstasies old memories of pleasure ancient histories of pain. Yet if we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls. We are weaned from our timidity In the flush of love's light we dare be brave And suddenly we see that love costs all we are and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free.”

IfsLoveSoulLightAgePainReligionMemoriesPleasureLonelinessHolyCostSightTrainBraveAncientDelightDareStrikesChainsTemplesLove LifeEcstasyShellsBe BraveExileOnly LoveTimidityAncient HistoryOld Memories
Author:Maya Angelou
Create image

“. . . for when women are the advisers, the lords of creation don't take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do. Then they act upon it, and, if it succeeds, they give the weaker vessel half the credit of it. If it fails, they generously give her the whole.”

IfsGivingWholeHalfLordFailingAdviceCreationSucceedCreditVesselAdviser
Book:Annotated Little Women with English Grammar Exercises: by Louisa May Alcott (Author), Robert Powell (Editor)
Create image