Gail Crowther > Quotes

“Perhaps the sadness here is that Plath and Sexton somehow could not quite gather the strength to truly believe in their self-worth, and in the end neither gave themselves time to.”
― Gail Crowther, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton

“Nobody can exist in a cultural vacuum or truly exist outside their historical moment.”
― Gail Crowther, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton

“If Plath and Sexton sometimes used sex as a disturbing form of self-harm and violence, they were equally able to draw pleasure from it, most notably through masturbation, when men were not even needed.”
― Gail Crowther, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton

“She told him that she had kicked her husband out because he was seeing another woman. When the vicar suggested this might be the result of her not being a good enough wife, Plath's response was to pick up a broom and chase him down the drive of Court Green”
― Gail Crowther, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton

“Sexton, in a moment of true comradeship, smiled supportively at Plath across the table and the class continued.”
― Gail Crowther, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton